113 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 18-03-2025 PARAMJEET KUMAR ........Petitioner VERSUS THE PRESIDING OFFICER, INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, BATHINDA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Arshnoor Singh Chugh, Advocate for the petitioner.

HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral)

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the award passed by the Labour Court dated 24.01.2025, copy of which has been appended as Annexure P-6 by which, the claim raised by the petitioner is with regard to the termination of his services by the respondents vide order dated

19.12.1997 (Annexure P-3) has been rejected.

2. Certain facts may be noticed for the correct appreciation of the issue in hand.

3. The petitioner-Workman was working as a Chowkidar in the office of Excise and Taxation, Kotkapura since October, 1993. On 08.05.1995, the petitioner-Workman was appointed as a Peon and he continued working as such when his services were terminated by the respondent on 14.08.1997 (Annexure P-3). The said order was challenged by the petitioner-Workman by filing CWP No.12766 of 1997 and the same was allowed vide order dated 20.10.