:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 925 OF 2008 Indian Smelting and Refining Company Limited ..Petitioner Vs. Gangadhar J. Dabkekar ..Respondent Ms. Meena H. Doshi for petitioner. Mr. Ravindra Nair for respondent. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: B.H. B.H. B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. MARLAPALLE, J. MARLAPALLE, J. Date Date Date : : : March 19, 2008. March 19, 2008. March 19, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. During the pendency of this petition, the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement with the intervention of their learned counsel and the terms of the settlement have been reduced in writing in the form of Minutes of Order. The same has been signed by both the parties, who are present before me. It is taken on record and marked as "X" for identification. 2. I have no hesitation to treat the Minutes of Order as bilateral settlement within the meaning of :2: Section 2(p) read with Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. As per the said settlement, the petitioner - company has agreed to pay an amount of Rs.1,85,000/- by way of full and final payment of all the claims arising out of the impugned award and the respondent - workman has agreed to accept the said amount accordingly. He has further declared that on receiving the amount of Rs.1,85,000/-, he shall have no claim of any nature whatsoever against the petitioner - company and arising from the impugned award. The said amount of Rs.1,85,000/- will be paid by the petitioner - company to the respondent - workman within a period of one month and in two equal instalments, the first instalment on or about 24/3/2008 and the second instalment on or about 10/4/2008. The respondent - workman, in turn, has agreed to withdraw all other proceedings, if pending, before the Competent forum and against the petitioner - company. 3. The learned counsel for both the parties, therefore, prayed for disposal of the petition in terms of the said settlement. :3: 4. The prayer is granted and the petition is disposed off in terms of the settlement referred to hereinabove. Undoubtedly, the terms of the settlement shall be binding on the respective parties. (B.H. (B.H. (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) Marlapalle,J.) Marlapalle,J.)