P&H: Enhances Compensation of Daily-Wage Beldar to Rs 2 Lakh, Says Reinstatement Not Automatic
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation payable to a former daily-wage Beldar of the Punjab Irrigation Department from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, while declining to order reinstatement in service.
The case was filed by Ram Sarup, who said he had been appointed in January 1986 and terminated in December 1989 without notice or retrenchment compensation. He claimed that the termination violated Sections 25-F, 25-G and 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, because he had completed more than 240 days of service and his juniors were allegedly retained.
The Labour Court had accepted...
