1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.2085/97 State vs. Smt. Nathi Bai & Anr. Date of order : 20/1/2010. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Dr. M.S. Kachawa for the petitioner. Shri Bhanwar Bagri for the respondent. ****** This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner State of Rajasthan challenging the order dated 1.8.1996 passed by Labour Court, Kota by which the application of the respondent-workman under Section 33C(2) was allowed and the petitioner was directed to pay to her benefit of semi permanent status with effect from the date of completion of two years service and accordingly pay differential amount of wages from 1.1.1984 to 30.6.1991 in the sum of Rs.45,183/-. Shri Bhanwar Bagri, the learned counsel for the respondent at the outset invited attention of the Court towards the judgement of this Court in State of Rajasthan vs. Arhay Lal & Anr., S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.4406/1996 dated 31.8.1998, by which eight identical writ petitions were dismissed relying on the earlier judgement of this 2 Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.2291/1985, Mohan Singh vs. State, in which case similar order passed by the Labour Court was upheld. The Special Leave to Appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan against the judgement of this Court was also dismissed by the Supreme Court vide order dated 29.10.1991. Although, learned counsel for the petitioner sought to distinguish the aforesaid judgement, but he was unable to do so. In the present case also, the learned Labour Court has relied on the judgement of this Court in the case of Mohan Singh, supra and also taken note of the fact that the above referred to judgement of Mohan Singh was upheld even by the Supreme Court. I, therefore, do not find any merit in this writ petition. This writ petition is dismissed. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage raised the objection as to the rate of interest and submitted that the award of interest @ 12% by the Labour Court is excessive in view of the present market rate of interest. Learned counsel for the 3 respondent opposed the prayer. However, keeping in view the present trend of the market, the interest rate is reduced to 6% per annum. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/