SCA/12091/2018

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/12091/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38073 IN THE HIGH Court OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12091 of 2018 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT Versus NATVARBHAI RAYSINGBHAI HARIJAN & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MR S.J. DESAI, AGP for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR DIPAK R DAVE(1232) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 15/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Heard learned AGP Mr. S. J. Desai for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr. Dipak Dave for the respondent. Though served, none appeared for respondent No.2. Perused the record. 2. By way of this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the petitioner has prayed to quash and set aside the impugned judgment and award passed below Exh.44 in Reference (T) No.732 of 2006 on Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:02:09 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/12091/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38073 2.4.2018 by learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court No.2, Godhra. 3. Learned AGP for the petitioner – State has submitted that respondent No.1 – workman was working as a Rojamdar – Chowkidar since 1982. The respondent No.1 was discharged from his duties in the year 1989. It is submitted that respondent No.1 did not prove that he had worked for more than 240 days prior to the year from his termination. It is submitted that as per the atten