M/S Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. v. Ram Rattanand Anr.

Punjab & Haryana HC14 Jul 2025CWP/2537/2006

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What is this about?

Ranbaxy Laboratories; Punjab and Haryana High Court; CWP-2537-2006, CWP-2548-2006, CWP-2545-2006, CWP-2539-2006 with CMs of 2024; early hearing allowed; amicable settlement; full and final settlement; Rs. 4,25,000 to each workman; release within 30 days; Provident Fund deposit information; disposal of writ petitions; workman-employer dispute settled; July 14, 2025; Harsimran Singh Sethi J.; not reportable.

What did the court decide?

Writ petitions disposed of in terms of the amicable settlement: Rs.4,25,000/- to be released to each respondent-workman in all the writ petitions as full and final settlement within 30 days; petitioner additionally directed to supply information of any Provident Fund deposit documents received from the respondent-workmen within one month to enable release of their Provident Fund. ¶¶33

M/S Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Vs Ram Rattanand Anr. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applications seeking early hearing of the main writ petitions deserve to be allowed. +1 more

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Court's answer

The applications for early hearing are allowed and, on the joint request of learned counsel for the parties and in view of averments duly supported by affidavit, the main writ petitions are taken up for hearing the same day.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the settlement between the parties and as prayed for by learned counsel, the writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the amicable settlement.

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Key takeaways

If any document regarding deposit of the Provident Fund etc. by the respondent-workman has been received by the petitioner, the information thereof is also to be supplied to the respondent-workman within the one-month period mentioned, so that they can get the Provident Fund released in their favour.ratio¶¶33

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Punjab and Haryana (Harsimran Singh Sethi J., oral order dated July 14, 2025) disposed of four writ petitions of 2006 filed by M/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. against respondent-workmen Ram Rattan, Hukam Singh, Narinder Kumar and Satye Singh (with connected matters) after permitting early hearing on joint request. Recording the submission of learned counsel that the parties had amicably settled their dispute, the Court disposed of the writ petitions in terms of the settlement, whereby Rs.4,25,000/- is payable to each respondent-workman in all the writ petitions as full and final settlement, to be released within 30 days. The Court further directed that any document regarding deposit of the Provident Fund etc. by the respondent-workman, if received by the petitioner, its information be supplied to the respondent-workman within the one-month period so that they can get the Provident Fund released. Order marked speaking/reasoned: Yes; reportable: No. A photocopy was directed to be placed on the files of the connected cases.

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CM-15542-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2537-2006 & connected cases 1

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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(221) CM-15542-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2537-2006 Date of Decision : July 14, 2025

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M/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. .. Petitioner

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Versus

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Ram Rattan and another .. Respondents

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(2) CM-15394-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2548-2006

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M/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. .. Petitioner

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Versus

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Hukam Singh and another .. Respondents (3) CM-15361-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2545-2006

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M/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. .. Petitioner

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Versus

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Narinder Kumar and another .. Respondents

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(4) CM-15395-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2539-2006

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M/s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. .. Petitioner

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Versus

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Satye Singh and another .. Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI

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HARSHA RANI 2025.07.15 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CM-15542-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2537-2006 & connected cases 2

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Present: Mr. Animesh Sharma, Advocate, for applicant-respondent No.1 in all cases.

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Mr. Arun Abrol, Advocate, for the non-applicant/petitioner.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL)

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CM-15542-CWP-2024 in CWP-2537-2006 CM-15394-CWP-2024 in CWP-2548-2006 CM-15361-CWP-2024 in CWP-2545-2006 CM-15395-CWP-2024 in CWP-2539-2006

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Present applications have been filed for early hearing of the main writ petitions.

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Mr. Arun Abrol, Advocate, appears on behalf of the nonapplicant-petitioner(s). He raises no objection for the grant of prayer as raised in the present applications.

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Keeping in view the averments made in the applications, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the applications are allowed and on the joint request of learned counsel for the parties, the main writ petitions are taken up for hearing today itself.

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CWP-2537-2006 & connected cases

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Learned counsel for the parties submit that parties have amicably settled their dispute according to which, as full and final settlement of all the dispute between the petitioner and the respondentemployee(s), an amount of Rs.4,25,000/- in favour of each respondentworkman in all the writ petitions will be released within a period of 30 days.

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Keeping in view the indulgence of the learned counsel for the parties, parties have reached amicable settlement.

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HARSHA RANI 2025.07.15 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CM-15542-CWP-2024 in/and CWP-2537-2006 & connected cases 3

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Keeping in view the settlement between the parties, as prayed for by the learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the said amicable settlement. Any document with regard to the deposit of the Provident Fund etc. by the respondent-workman, if received at the hands of the petitioner, the said information also be supplied to the respondent-workman within a period one month period mentioned hereinbefore so that they can get the said Provident Fund released in their favour.

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A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of other connected cases.

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July 14, 2025 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) harsha JUDGE

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harsha

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Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No

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HARSHA RANI 2025.07.15 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

M/S Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. v. Ram Rattanand Anr.

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