P&H: Declines Reinstatement of Former Panjab University Worker After 22 Year Gap
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a former Panjab University worker’s plea for reinstatement, continuity of service and back wages after his temporary employment ended in 2003. Justice Kirti Singh held that the Labour Court’s decision to award monetary compensation instead did not warrant interference.
Mohan Lal said he was engaged as a Mali against a leave vacancy in June 2000 and worked until March 2003. He alleged that his services were discontinued without notice or retrenchment compensation, while junior workers were retained and other temporary or ad hoc workers were engaged in his place.
The Labour Court...
