The Management Of Deccan Enterprises Private Limited v. The Honble Addl. Industrial Tribuanl Cum Addl. Labour Court

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.SHYAM PRASAD Writ Appeal Nos.697, 698, 700, 701, 702, 703, 708, 726, 727 & 728 of 2016 and Writ Petition Nos.8006, 8011, 8015, 8018, 8021, 8023, 8065, 8137, 8142 & 8155 of 2002 Dated 26th August, 2016 Between:

The Management of Deccan Enterprises Private Limited .....Appellant (W.A.No.697 of 2016) And The Hon'ble Industrial Tribunal-cum-Addl.Labour Court, Chandravihar Buildings, Mojamjahi Market, Hyderabad rep.by its Chairman-cumPresiding Officer and another .....Respondents (W.A.No.697 of 2016) Counsel for the appellants: Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP for Labour (TS) Counsel for Respondent No.2: Sri B.G.Ravinder Reddy The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.SHYAM PRASAD Writ Appeal Nos.697, 698, 700, 701, 702, 703, 708, 726, 727 & 728 of 2016 and Writ Petition Nos.8006, 8011, 8015, 8018, 8021, 8023, 8065, 8137, 8142 & 8155 of 2002 COMMON JUDGMENT: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy)

The writ appeals arise out of common order, dated 07.03.2014, in W.P.No.8006 of 2002 and batch. During the course of hearing, on the initiative taken by this Court, the parties have come to a settlement. On behalf of the appellant, Sri O.P.Jalan, Managing Director of the appellant in the appeals, is personally present. Sri B.G.Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel for the workmen who are arrayed as respondent No.2 in each of the writ appeals, represented the respective workmen during the negotiations and upon instructions from his clients, he has agreed for the settlement. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, we have called for the writ petitions for disposing of the same along with the writ appeals. As per the settlement, the appellant will pay a sum of Rs.

25,00,000/- as full and final settlement of the claims of all the ten workmen, who are arrayed as respondent No.2 in the writ appeals. They have also agreed that with this settlement, Writ Petition Nos.8006, 8011, 8015, 8018, 8021, 8023, 8065, 8137, 8142 & 8155 of 2002 out of which the writ appeals arose, also could be closed and the EPs pending before the Labour Court are also rendered infructuous. Sri B.G.Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel, submitted that his clients will not press the pending EPs.

The appellant is accordingly permitted to pay a sum of Rs.25,00,000/- in two equal instalments. The first instalment is payable on or before 01.10.2016 and the second instalment on or before 01.12.2016. The learned counsel for the workmen agreed that his clients are willing to receive Rs.2,50,000/- each and that the appellant may pay the amount to individual workman through account payee cheques. The appellant has agreed for this proposal. The writ appeals as well as the writ petitions accordingly stand disposed of.

As a sequel to disposal of the writ appeals and the writ petitions, pending interlocutory applications shall stand disposed of as infructuous.

C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J G.SHYAM PRASAD, J 26th August, 2016 VGB