SCA/16981/2023

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/16981/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/08/2025 2025:GUJHC:47550 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 16981 of 2023 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No NO ========================================================== THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER & ANR. Versus MANJIBHAI LAKHABHAI RATHOD ========================================================== Appearance: MS DIXA PANDYA, ASST. GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 MR BJ TRIVEDI(921) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 11/08/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. This petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the award passed by the learned Labour Court, whereby the relief of reinstatement with 10% back wages has been granted. 2. It is the case of the present petitioner that the respondent filed the Reference seeking reinstatement from 30.04.2003 with all consequential reliefs. In the statement of claim, it was stated that the res