MAHABIR vs PRESIDING OFFICER LABOUR COURT

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 110 CWP-17785-1999 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 07, 2026 MAHABIR -PETITIONER V/S PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT CUM INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, HISAR AND OTHERS -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Sanchit Punia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl. A.G., Haryana. *** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant writ petition is directed against the award dated 24.03.1999 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Hisar, whereby the reference has been answered against the petitioner-workman on the ground that he had not completed the minimum statutory requirement of 240 days’ continuous service in the year preceding his termination and, therefore, was not entitled to the protection under Section 25 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an identical question arose for consideration before a Division Bench of this Court in CWP-8553-1995 titled “Sector Superintendent Government Livestock Farm, Hisar vs. Rajinder and another”. It is contended that in the said case, the award favouring the workman was challenged on a similar plea that Superintendents o