IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 934 of 2005(J) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- SURESH, S/O. N. VELAYUDHAN, AGED 50 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, PARAMOUNT PHOTOGRAPHERS, AYURVEDA COLLEGE JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. C. SANTHAKUMAR, MELATHU VEEDU, KURISUMOODU, PEYAD, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE LABOUR COURT, KOLLAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN FOR R2 SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15.1.2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 934/05 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE CLAIM STATEMENT DTD.20.11.97 BEFORE R2. P2. COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT BY R1. P3. COPY OF THE AWARD DTD.18.5.94 OF R2. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 934 of 2005 ================== Dated this the 15th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the management in I.D.No.4/1997 is challenging Ext.P3 award passed by the Labour Court, Kollam, in that I.D., whereby the 1st respondent herein was directed to be reinstated with 50% backwages and other attendant benefits in respect of the period from 16.4.1996 till the date of reinstatement. Today, the advocates for the petitioner and the 1st respondent submit before me that the petitioner and the 1st respondent have come to a mutually agreed settlement as follows: The petitioner would pay to the 1st respondent-workman a sum of Rs.1,10,000/- in full and final settlement of all his claims under Ext.P3 award in lieu of the relief granted therein. The 1st respondent agrees to accept the said amount in full and final settlement of all his claims against the petitioner in respect of the award. It is submitted that the amount would be paid by the petitioner within one week from today. In view of the above settlement, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said settlement. It is clarified that hereafter the parties would be governed by the above settlement instead of Ext.P3 award. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2