Dismissed¶¶27
Ashwani Kumar v. the Presiding Officer Labour Court Bathinda etc.
Punjab & Haryana HCCWP/530/2002
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of connected writ petitions; reinstatement with continuity vs. denial of back wages under common Tribunal award dated 04.09.2000; Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corp. Ltd. (employer); Ashwani Kumar (workman); Presiding Officer, Bathinda; CWP-2009-2001 and CWP-530-2002; 24-year pendency; no appearance since 2002; Punjab and Haryana High Court, single Judge, 12.05.2025.
What did the court decide?
Since both petitions had remained pending for about twenty-four years with no appearance by either party since 2002 and nobody appeared even on the date of hearing, it could be safely presumed that the parties were not interested in pursuing the present remedy. ¶¶26