IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Date of Decision: 11.02.2026.

Natha Singh ....Appellant.

VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents.

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

Present: Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel) and Mr. Yash Garg, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab.

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ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral)

CM-7273-LPA-2025 Exemption application is allowed, as prayed for.

CM-7274-LPA-2025 This application is for condonation of delay of 92 days in filing the appeal.

Issue notice in the application.

At the asking of the Court, Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice of the application and submits that she has no objection if the application is allowed and delay in filing the appeal is condoned.

Heard.

In view of the above, the application is allowed and delay of 92 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

Main Appeal The appellant has challenged the judgment of the Single Bench dated 12.05.2025, whereby the Award of the Labour Court directing payment of Rs.1,42,000/- to the appellant along with interest thereon on account of diffe