P&H: Upholds Rs. 3 lakh compensation in place of reinstatement for retrenched workman
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with an order granting Rs. 3 lakh compensation to a workman whose services had been terminated in 1991, holding that reinstatement is not automatic even where violations of labour law are found.
The case was filed by Devi Dutt, who had worked as a peon with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation for about nine months. He claimed that his termination violated Sections 25-F, 25-G and 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and sought reinstatement with full benefits.
The Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court had accepted his claim to the extent of...
