1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1290 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.1290 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.1290 OF 2002 WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 802 OF 2007 Sanjay Ganpati Jadhav & Ors. .. Petitioners. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. K.J. Phakade i/by S.S. Pakale for Petitioners. Ms. M.P. Thakur, AGP., for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Ms. Beena Menon for Respondent No. 4. Mr. N.K. Singh i/by M/s. M.P. Vashi & Associates for Respondent Nos. 5 & 6. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. DATE: 13TH OCTOBER, 2008. DATE: 13TH OCTOBER, 2008. DATE: 13TH OCTOBER, 2008. P.C. . The parties have filed consent terms which are entered into between the petitioners and respondent nos. 5 and 6. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioner no. 1 2 is present and that all the petitioners have affixed their signatures after understanding the terms and conditions on which the parties have arrived at the settlement which has been recorded as consent terms. On behalf of respondent nos. 5 and 6, the learned counsel states that the Superintendent of Respondent No. 6 institution is present. The learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 5 and 6 states that the institution as well as the principal have agreed to the terms and conditions entered into between the parties and that they will appoint a committee to decide about the payment of gratuity to be paid to the eligible employees in accordance with the provisions of law as stated in paragraph (9) of the consent terms. The matter has been worked out between them and, therefore, the consent terms be accepted and the petition be disposed of accordingly. The learned AGP., appearing for respondent nos. 1 to 3 and the learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 4 state that they have no objection in the matter as the settlement is between the parties and they do not hold any liability which has been agreed upon between the parties and as recorded in the consent terms. Their only request is that a copy of the consent terms be furnished to them for the purpose of their record. In view of this we are taking the consent terms on record and the same is marked "X" for the purpose of identification. 2. The petition stands disposed of in accordance 3 with the consent terms marked "X". 3. The civil application does not survive. The same stands dismissed. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.)