1 CA-1607-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1607 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO.8052 OF 2005 Satish Baburao Gapat and ors. ..Applicants Vs The State of Maharashtra ..Respondents -- Mr.M.B.Gawde, for applicants. Mr.P.B.Sawant, for respondent no.1. -- CORAM : R.G.KETKAR, J. DATE : 23 rd SEPTEMBER, 2011 P.C.: Heard Mr.M.B.Gawde, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr.P.B.Sawant, learned counsel for respondent no.1. 2] By this application, the applicants are claiming directions to the respondents to appoint applicant no.1 Rukhmini Satish Gapat on any suitable post on the compassionate ground. Writ Petition No.8052 of 2 CA-1607-11.sxw 2005 was preferred by the respondents challenging the judgment and order dated 24 th September, 2004 passed by the Industrial Court, Nashik in Revision (ULP) No.99 of 2004. The said Revision Application was filed by the respondents herein challenging judgment and order dated 8 th December, 2003 passed by the learned Judge of the Labour Court in Complaint (ULP) No.93 of 1997. 3] On 13 th April, 2006, the petition was admitted by issuing Rule and since the respondent therein namely, Satish Baburao Gapat, since deceased, was already reinstated in the year 1997, interim relief was not granted. Thereafter, Satish Baburao Gapat took out Civil Application No.687 of 2009 and after hearing both sides on 22 nd April, 2009, this Court directed the respondents to consider the application filed by Satish Baburao Gapat, since deceased, on merits and in accordance with law notwithstanding pendency of Writ Petition No. 8052 of 2005. 4] The learned counsel for the applicant states that Satish died on 7 th April, 2010 and thereafter, the representation dated 13 th April, 2010 was made by applicant no.1 for appointing her on compassionate 3 CA-1607-11.sxw ground. The learned counsel for the applicant states that the said application is not decided. 5] After hearing learned counsel for the parties, Civil Application is disposed of in the following terms:- (i) The respondents shall consider the application/representation dated 30 th April, 2010 on merits and in accordance with law notwithstanding the pendency of Writ Petition no.8052 of 2005. The said application/representation shall be considered as expeditiously as possible. With these observations, Civil Application is disposed of. [R.G.KETKAR, J.]