BALBIR SINGH DHILLON vs PUNJABI TRIBUNE & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 230 CWP-18483-2014 Date of Decision : May 05, 2026 BALBIR SINGH DHILLON -PETITIONER V/S PUNJABI TRIBUNE AND ORS. -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Ms. Anamika Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manu K. Bhandari, Advocate, with Mr. Rohit Kataria, Advocate, and Mr. Arjun Sawhni, Advocate for the respondents No.1 to 4. *** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant writ petition is directed against the award dated 23.05.2013 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Bathinda, whereby the reference has been answered against the petitioner/workman by returning a finding that no relationship of employer and employee existed between the petitioner and respondents No.1 to 4/management. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, while drawing the attention of this Court to the letter dated 27.04.1987 (Annexure P-1), and various communications issued by the management wherein the petitioner has been described as a “Press Correspondent”, contends that the existence of an employer-employee relationship stood duly established. It is submitted that the petitioner was engaged for supplying news items to Punjab