IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : November 11, 2025 STATE OF HARYANA -PETITIONER V/S VIJENDER AND ORS. -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl. A.G., Haryana for the petitioner.

Mr. Sandeep Singal, Advocate for the respondent No.1/workman.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. The present writ petition assails the award dated 27.07.2001 (Annexure P-1), whereby the Labour Court, Rohtak, upon holding that the termination of services of respondent No.1/workman was in contravention of the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as “the I.D. Act”), directed his reinstatement with continuity of service and further awarded 60% back wages from the date of the demand notice.

2. This Court, vide order dated 04.12.2002, stayed the operation of the impugned award, subject to compliance with the provisions of Section

17-B of the I.D. Act.

3. Concisely and compendiously, the case set up by respondent No.1/workman is that he was appointed by the petitioner/management as a Chowkidar on daily wage basis and had continuously served from January

1986 till 31.03.1994, when his s