SCA/13021/2025

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/13021/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/09/2025 2025:GUJHC:55883 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13021 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== ASHABEN LALABHAI PARBAT Versus DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: JWALIT B SONEJI(7895) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 18/09/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the award dated 18.05.2024 passed by the learned Labour Court, Bhavnagar, in Reference (LCB) No. 19 of 2019, whereby the reference filed by the petitioner was rejected on the ground of an unexplained delay of 15 years. 2. The case of the present petitioner is that he was appointed on 01.01.1993 and was illegally terminated from service on 30.04.2003. In order to challenge the said termination