1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.3361/2004 National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and another ...Versus... Shri B. Mohan Rao, Controlling Authority and another _____________________________________________________ Office Notes, office Memoranda of Coram Court's or Judge's order appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's order. __________________________________________________________________ CORAM: B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : 08.12.2005. 1. Heard Shri R.B. Pendharkar Senior Advocate with Shri S.P. Hedaoo, learned Counsel for petitioners, Advocate Shri Anjan De for respondent no.2-an employee and Advocate Mrs. Paunikar holding for Advocate Mrs. Anjali Joshi for respondent. 2 2. Parties state that respondent no.1 is already transferred and the other officer is already functioning as Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. 3. I have heard both parties and I found that the writ petition can be disposed of by directing Controlling Authority to consider and dispose of all pending applications on record in accordance with law and thereafter to proceed further and decide the main application under the Payment of Gratuity Act moved by respondent no.2 on merits as early as possible or within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order to him. 4. It is needless to mention that said authority shall decide the same by observing the procedure prescribed in this respect in Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and rules framed thereunder. 3 5. In view of this, no other order is required to be passed in this writ petition. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with no costs. JUDGE SSW