THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1106 of 2010 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed on the ground that the first respondent Company willfully and deliberately violated the directions issued by this Court in the order, dated 13.04.2010, passed in WPMP.No.10438 of 2010 in Writ Petition No.8112 of 2010. The Industrial Tribunal vide award, dated 07.04.2009, passed in I.D.No.36 of 2007, issued a direction to the first respondent Company for reinstatement of the petitioner herein. The first respondent Company questioned that award by filing W.P.No.8112 of 2010 before this Court. Pending disposal of the Writ Petition, by way of interim order, dated 13.04.2010, in WPMP.No.10438 of 2010, aforesaid award of the Tribunal was stayed subject to payment of wages as contemplated under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short ‘the Act’). In this case, it is the grievance of the petitioner that in spite of such interim order, the first respondent Company has neither reinstated him nor paid wages to him as contemplated under Section 17-B of the Act. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent Company that on the petitioner-workman filing affidavit as contemplated under Section 17-B of the Act, the first respondent Company has calculated the amount due to him and an amount of Rs.15,900/- is being paid by a cheque, dated 25.10.2010. The cheque, dated 25.10.2010, for the said amount is passed on to the learned counsel for the petitioner in the Court. The same is placed on record. It is also submitted that so long the petitioner is not reinstated into service, they will continue to pay wages to him. In view of payment made by the first respondent Company with regard to amount, which is due to the petitioner from the date of filing of the affidavit as required under Section 17-B of the Act, though there is some delay on the part of the first respondent Company in paying such amount, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case to proceed further under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. It is needless to observe that the first respondent Company shall continue to pay wages to the petitioner as contemplated under Section 17-B of the Act. It is open to the first respondent Company to reinstate the petitioner into service. Subject to the above observations, the Contempt Case is closed. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th OCTOBER, 2010. kvni