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Issues: (i) Whether the Labour Court was justified in awarding compensation instead of reinstatement despite the petitioner's case being substantially similar to other employees who had been reinstated; (ii) Whether back wages should be granted along with reinstatement.
Issue (i): Whether the Labour Court was justified in awarding compensation instead of reinstatement despite the petitioner's case being substantially similar to other employees who had been reinstated.
Analysis: The petitioner's evidence before the Labour Court remained unrebutted, as no reply was filed and no cross-examination was conducted. The Labour Court itself recorded that the petitioner had worked continuously from 1995 to 1999, had not been given notice of termination, and had not been paid retrenchment compensation. In identical matters concerning similarly situated employees, reinstatement with back wages had already been granted. The different relief granted to the petitioner was found to be discriminatory and not supported by justifiable grounds.
Conclusion: The award of compensation in place of reinstatement was set aside, and the petitioner was held entitled to reinstatement.
Issue (ii): Whether back wages should be granted along with reinstatement.
Analysis: Although the termination was found illegal and reinstatement was directed, the petitioner did not show that he remained unemployed during the long pendency of the proceedings. On that basis, the claim for back wages was declined.
Conclusion: Back wages were denied.
Final Conclusion: The petitioner succeeded only to the extent of reinstatement, and the compensation award was quashed, but monetary back wages were not awarded.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a workman's evidence remains unrebutted and similarly placed employees have been granted reinstatement, denial of reinstatement in favour of compensation alone is unsustainable unless supported by justifiable, case-specific grounds; back wages depend on proof of non-employment.
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