W. D. Joshi, Senior Production Officer v. State Of Maharashtra And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 204 OF 2014 P. M. Sabnis ..Petitioner Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

..Respondents WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 205 OF 2014 B. J. Mehta ..Petitioner Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

..Respondents WITH CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 206 OF 2014 W. D. Joshi ..Petitioner Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

..Respondents Mr. V. P. Vaidya i/b. Mr. M. M. Agavekar for Petitioners. Mr. N. D. Sharma for Respondent No. 1 - UOI. Mr. Amol B. Desai i/b. Mr. Avinash K. Jalisatgi for Respondent No. 2. Mr. S. V. Deshpande - General Manager (Personnel & Admin) of Respondent No. 2 - present in Court.

CORAM : SHANTANU S. KEMKAR & M. S. SONAK, JJ.

DATE : AUGUST 01, 2017 P.C. :

Respondent No.2 has filed compliance reports by way of affidavits. The same be taken on record.

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skc 2 21-CP-204-205-206.sxw 2] In view of the aforesaid, we dispose of these contempt petitions. However, we accede to the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that since the respondent no. 2 though has paid the amount but has not paid the interest on the gratuity amount for which the petitioners are entitled, the same be ordered to be paid. 3] Learned counsel for the respondent no. 2, on instructions from Mr. S. V. Deshpande - General Manager (Personnel & Admin), submits that statutory interest as may be payable for the delayed payment on gratuity will be paid to the petitioners within three months from today.

4] Recording the said statement, we dispose of these contempt petitions.

(M. S. SONAK, J.) (SHANTANU S. KEMKAR, J.) Chandka 2/2