1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2404 OF 2008 Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari (Budruk) through its Personnel Officer Mr. R.S. Gangele & Ors. ... Petitioners. V/s. Mr. Subhash Dnyanoba Ghule & Ors. ... Respondents. .... Mr. V.R. Kulkarni for the Petitioners. Mr. Nitin A. Kulkarni for the Respondents. .... CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,J. 09TH APRIL 2008. P.C. :- At the hearing of the Petition, Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and the Respondents have requested the Court to dispose of the Petition in the light of the following directions :- (1) Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners states that in terms of the letter dated 5th January 2008, the services of the Respondents were terminated; 2 (2) In view of the aforesaid statement, the Respondents would be at liberty to seek recourse to the remedies in law in order to challenge the order of termination; (3) The impugned order dated 26th February 2008 (Annexure 'I') granting lay off compensation is in the aforesaid circumstances quashed and set aside; (4) This would be without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties; (5) All rights and contentions are kept open. The Petition is by consent accordingly disposed of, since no other point has been pressed. ------