SCA/8801/2019

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8801/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37189 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8801 of 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. Versus DIPSINGBHAI SHANKARBHAI BHURIYA & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR S.J. DESAI, AGP for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 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 : 18/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Heard learned AGP Mr. S. J. Desai for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr. Dipak Dave for the respondent No.1. 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 Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:54:40 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8801/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37189 quash and set aside the impugned judgment and award passed below Exh.44 in Reference (T) No.732 of 2006 on 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 Daily Wager Rojamdar fo the period from 22.111983 to 22.11.1988. The respondent No.1 was discharged from his duties in the year 1988 and he was not appointed on any sanctioned post. It is submitted that respondent No.1 did not prove that he had worked for more than 240 days prior to