IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : October 28, 2025 GURJANT SINGH -PETITIONER V/S THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND ANOTHER -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Puneet Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms./Mrs. Anu Chatrath, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sanjeev Soni, Advocate and Mr. Ratik Chatrath Kapur, Advocate for the respondents.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. In compliance with the directions issued by this Court on 23.09.2025, Mr. Sunil Mehta, Assistant Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bathinda, has appeared personally before this Court.

2. It is pertinent to record that, during the pendency of the present writ petition, the erstwhile Municipal Committee, Bathinda has been upgraded to Municipal Corporation, Bathinda.

3. The present writ petition challenges the award dated 12.06.2000 passed by the respondent No.1, but only to the extent it denies the petitioner/workman the benefit of back wages.

4. The facts qua which there is no wrangle between the contesting litigants are that the workman was appointed as a Beldar with the Municipal Committee, Bathinda, on 03.01.1993, and his services were terminated on 19.05.1994. Agg