IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14477 of 2025 ================================================================ JAYABEN HIMMATLAL JADAV Versus THE COMMISSIONER, RAJKOT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MR KARAN K PAUL(11611) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 KAASH K THAKKAR(7332) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 MR KV GADHIA(319) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 06/02/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. This is a cross petition led by the petitioner – employee against the judgment and award dated 10.10.2024 passed by the learned Presiding O cer, Labour Court, Rajkot (hereinafter be referred to as “the Labour Court”) in Reference (LCR) No. 102 of 2015, whereby, the learned Judge has granted reinstatement with continuity of service and 20% backwages. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petition preferred by the respondent herein being Special Civil Application No. 3287 of 2025 is already decided by this Court vide order dated 08.12.2025, wherein, this Court has awarded lumpsum compensation in favour of the present petitioner to the tune of Rs. 3,00,000/-, in lieu of reinstatement and other consequential reliefs and therefore, the present petition is required to be disposed of in light of the order dated 08.12.2025 passed in Special Civil Application No. 3287 of p. 2 2025. 3. In view of above, the present petition is disposed of. If, the amount awarded by this Court is not paid to the petitioner – employee, the same shall be paid in accordance with the directions issued in the aforesaid petition led by the respondent herein. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) Dolly