1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4573/2010 Union of India & Ors. ..Petitioners Versus Anjani Kumar ..Respondent Mr.Suresh Kumar for Petitioner. Mr.Rahul Wadia for Respondent CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : JUNE 28, 2010. P.C. : . Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent. This Writ Petition is directed against the interim order dated 7/5/2010 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal in Original Application No. 360/2010 filed by the respondent whereby the petitioner is to relieve the respondent forthwith, however, retirement benefits were directed not to be released during the pendency of the Original Application . It is brought to the notice of this Court that the respondent 2 applied for voluntary retirement and though the case was recommended by the Jt.Secretary and was also accepted by the Secretary, the Central Government did not accept the recommendations and rejected the proposal for voluntary retirement on 5/4/2010. Being aggrieved by the said order the respondent filed the Original Application. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the interim relief granted by the Tribunal during the pendency of the Original Application is in the form of final relief which is impermissible at the interlocutory stage. It is agreed by the parties that the Tribunal may be directed to decide the Original Application on merits within a stipulated period . It is also agreed that the parties shall maintain status quo in the meantime. 3. In the backdrop of the above referred facts it will 3 be appropriate for the Tribunal to decide the Original Application no.360/2010 itself on merits. Hence we direct the Tribunal to consider the Original Application on merits in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order. Since the parties have already agreed to maintain status quo in the meantime , no specific order at this stage in this regard is necessary. With these directions the petition is disposed of. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)