Gaba Overseas Pvt. Ltd. v. Po Industrial Tribunal Cum Labour Court & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Reduction of backwages by consensus between parties; reinstatement with continuity of service; reference under Section 10(1)(c), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; modification of Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court award; backwages reduced from 50% to 25% w.e.f. demand notice dated 20.09.2006; workman reinstated post-award and retired on superannuation; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; decided 03.02.2026; CWP-7088-2014 (Gaba Overseas Pvt. Ltd.) and CWP-7144-2014 (Liberty India); Justice Kuldeep Tiwari; oral order; non-reportable context.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of; impugned award modified with regard to backwages only - backwages reduced to 25% (in place of 50%) from the date of demand notice i.e. 20.09.2006; photocopy of the order to be placed on the file of the connected matter. ¶32