Private Faridabad factory ordered to pay compensation for 2001 dismissal
The Labour Court in Faridabad answered a reference in favour of a press operator and ordered reinstatement with continuity and 50% back wages. A Single Judge replaced reinstatement with Rs 2 lakh lump-sum compensation. The Division Bench on 27.11.2025 dismissed the employer's appeal and kept the Rs 2 lakh with 6% interest.
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How we verify →The Division Bench dismissed the employer's appeal and the compensation with interest stands.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the worker was engaged as a press operator in 1978 and regularised in 1979, then put off duty in August 2001 and told in early 2002 that service had ended.
The High Court recorded that the Labour Court answered the reference in favour of the worker and directed reinstatement with continuity and part back wages.
The High Court recorded that the Single Judge set aside reinstatement and directed lump-sum compensation instead, and the Division Bench found no merit in the employer's appeal.
No allegation of injury, death, withheld wages, child labour or bondage appears in the excerpt; the stated charge concerned behaviour toward senior staff in 2001.
What the record says
“Vide award dated 28.02.2013, the reference was answered in favour of the workman. The appellant was directed to reinstate him with continuity in service along with 50% back wages.”
LPA-951-2024 judgment, award-recital paragraphs as displayed on Indian Kanoon — read the full text
A peaceful economic act
The state penalised a private employer for a firing decision; no worker injury, wage theft, or other victimising conduct was alleged.
What we could not confirm
Exact statutory section numbers for the reference could not be confirmed from the excerpt; specific termination order date in November 2001 could not be confirmed, so incident_date is null.