1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2074 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO.4600 OF 2004 CTR Manufacturing Industries Ltd., )..Applicant Vs Shri Chintamani Rambaran Upadahaye )..Respondent ---- Mr.N.P. Deshpande for the applicant. Mr.S.M.Oak i/by Sagar Joshi for the respondent. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 25th November, 2009. PC 1 This is an application made by the employer/company suggesting an equitable arrangement pending the disposal of the cross writ petitions which have been admitted. During the pendency of this Writ petition, workers are drawing last drawn salary by virtue of an order passed under Section 17-B but they are not working. The suggestion is that without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties in the writ petition they will be given work and paid the wages which would be about Rs.4500/- per month. Advocate for the respondent states that they should get the same wages that permanent workers are getting. Taking into account that this is not an unconditional offer of reinstatement and also taking into account the fact that it would be desirable that the concerned workman 2 work and earn, I am inclined to allow this Civil application in terms of prayer clause-(a). It is made clear that this is purely an equitable arrangement without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties and this would not preclud the workman to claim the salary normally drawn by permanent workers in the event the reinstatement is confirmed. Advocate for the workman states that on such offer being made, they will join immediately. It is made clear that if the workers do not actually work, they would continue to get last drawn wages under section 17-B of the MEPS Act. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3