IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Date of Decision: 19.01.2026.

Bhira Ram ....Appellant.

VERSUS State of Haryana and another ....Respondents.

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA ---

Present: Mr. R.N. Lohan, Advocate and Ms. Shivani Mishra, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Anant Kataria, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana.

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ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral)

CM-7551-LPA-2025 This application is for condonation of delay of 09 days in re-

filing the appeal.

Heard.

For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and delay of 09 days in re-filing the appeal is condoned.

Main Appeal The appellant has challenged the judgment of the Single Bench dated 22.07.2025, whereby the writ petition preferred by respondent No.1 against the award of the Labour Court was partly allowed and instead of reinstatement, an amount of Rs.1 lakh has been ordered to be paid to the appellant as lump sum compensation.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that as services of the appellant have been illegally terminated, he ought to have been reinstated in service as directed by the Labour Court. In the alternative, he submits that as