SCA/15385/2022

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/15385/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 21/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:40955 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 15385 of 2022 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 20030 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== SARA GRAM PANCHAYAT THROUGH SARPANCH Versus ABDULBHAI DAUDBHAI ========================================================== Appearance: MR HS MUNSHAW(495) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR NILESH M SHAH(780) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 21/07/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. These petitions are filed by the employer as well as the employee, challenging the award passed by the learned Labour Court, Surendranagar, in Reference (LCS) No.26 of 2018, whereby the employer was directed to reinstate the employee with 25% back wages. 2. The gist of the case is that the employee was engaged on a daily-wage basis since 09.09.1999 as a water supplier to the Panchayat. It is the