1 wp 6509.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6509 OF 2011 Anant Raghunath Potdar and others .. Petitioners Versus The Assistant Labour Commissioner .. Respondent Ms Manushri S. Shendage, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri R. P. Phatake, Addl. G. P. for the Respondent. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 13TH OCTOBER, 2011. PER COURT : . The petitioners have filed proceedings before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Latur for payment of gratuity and compensation. Vide order dated 28.03.2011 the Assistant Labour Commissioner returned the proceedings stating that he has jurisdiction only to decide about payment of gratuity and not in respect of payment of compensation and directed the petitioners to submit fresh applications to him for payment of gratuity and to approach the appropriate authority for payment of compensation. The said order is assailed in the present petition. 2 wp 6509.11 2. I have heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the respondent. Also perused the affidavit in reply filed. 3. It is not disputed that the Assistant Labour Commissioner has jurisdiction to decide the dispute about payment of gratuity and the proceeding is pending with him. In this regard, there is no necessity for petitioners to file fresh application. The Assistant Labour Commissioner shall decide the proceedings which were filed before him to the extent of payment of gratuity and the petitioners shall file appropriate proceedings before the appropriate authority in respect of compensation. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in aforesaid observations and directions. The Assistant Labour Commissioner shall decide about payment of gratuity expeditiously and preferably within a period of four (4) months from today. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Oct. 11