A.L. Bahri, J.@mdashState of Haryana has challenged award of the Labour Court Annexure P-1, dated April 10, 1992 in this writ petition. The
sole ground of challenge is that in fact respondent No. 1 Ved Pal, the workman, had not completed 240 days of service prior to the date of
termination, i.e. November 29, 1987, within a period of twelve months and the Labour Court had wrongly allowed benefit of rest days, making a
month of 35 days, which is not permissible.
2. In the writ petition, the period of service of the workman-respondent No. 1 from December 1, 1986, to November 29, 1987, has been clarified
monthwise. Total working days are 213, which fact is not disputed in the written statement filed by the workman. For example it may be
mentioned that for the months of December, 1986, and January, 1987, 31 days were counted. For the months of April and May, 1987, 30 days
were counted. The Labour Court considered the judgment of Supreme Court in Workmen of American Express International Banking
Corporation Vs. Management of American Express International Banking Corporation, , wherein it was held that credit of Sundays and paid
holidays is to be given to the workman. However, in the present case, the labour Court has given credit of rest days, by making a month of 35
days, which is not permissible in law; Since the services of respondent No. 1 were terminated before completing 240 days in twelve months prior
to the alleged date of termination, no retrenchment compensation, as required u/s 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, was payable to him. His
termination, therefore, could not be held to be illegal. The award Annexure P-1 is, therefore, quashed. The writ petition stands allowed
accordingly. No order as to costs.
