225 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-4353-2005 Date of Decision : 07.04.2026 STATE OF HARYANA .....Petitioner VERSUS HARNAM .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Mr. Kapil Bansal, DAG, Haryana, for the petitioner.

Mr. Ram Avtar Sheoran, Advocate, for the LRs of respondent no.2 (a) to (e).

KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, as cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the legality of the order dated 05.05.2004 (Annexure P-4), passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal concerned, in an application under the provisions of Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, preferred by respondent no.2-workman, has been put challenge by the petitioner-management.

2. By referring to the Award dated 14.08.1998 (Annexure P-1), learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the reference was answered in favour of respondent no.2-workman (since deceased), and he was held entitled for reinstatement on the previous post, with continuous service alongwith 25% of back-wages. Therefore, respondent no.2-workman, is only entitled for the back wages till the date of passing of the Award, and not the date whe