THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD COMPANY APPLICATION NO.935 OF 2010 IN R.C.C.NO.2 OF 1995 ORDER: This is an application by the Official Liquidator to permit payment of ex-gratia of Rs.3,454/- to each of the 44 Company Paid employees on the rolls of the office of the Official Liquidator for the financial year 2009-2010, totalling to Rs.1,51,976/- on the same lines as has been paid to the Government staff from and out of the Estate and Establishment Fund Account and to order the costs of the application to come out of the assets of the said Account. The Official Liquidator stated that in pursuance of Rules 308 and 309 of the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959, the 44 Company Paid employees on the rolls of the office of the Official Liquidator became entitled and eligible for bonus for the financial year 2009-2010, vide list of the staff annexed in Annexure “A”. The services of the staff are utilized for various assignments including original work, taking of possession, inventory etc. The staff are purely temporary and are paid their salaries from out of the common Estate and Establishment Fund Account constituted out of the interest income earned by the Official Liquidator on investments made without diluting the principal amount as per the orders of this Court dated 13.10.2000. The Central Government pays bonus to its employees on festive occasions and the employees of the office of the Official Liquidator are also paid a fixed sum of bonus payable out of the Estate and Establishment Fund Account, as and when Government of India announces bonus to its employees. The Central Government vide Office Memorandum No.7/24/2007/E-III (A) dated 29.09.2010 granted ad hoc/Non- Productivity Linked Bonus to its employees at Rs.3,454/- for the year 2009-2010, which is annexed in Annexure “B”. Accordingly, the Official Liquidator sought for the relief herein. Heard Sri M.Anil Kumar, learned counsel for the Official Liquidator. Learned counsel brought to the notice of this Court, the orders passed from time to time in this regard like in C.A.No.2245 of 2004 in R.C.No.2 of 1995 dated 03.11.2004, C.A.No.1440 of 2006 in R.C.No.2 of 1995 dated 18.10.2006, C.A.No.1663 of 2007 in R.C.No.2 of 1995 dated 18.02.2008 and C.A.No.1042 of 2008 in R.C.No.2 of 1995 dated 30.09.2008. In all these orders, this Court, while referring to identical benefits extended by the orders passed in the earlier orders, permitted identical benefits to be extended to the staff of the office of the Official Liquidator, who are Company Paid. The benefits as extended to the Central Government employees were accordingly paid to them from time to time. Therefore, the applicant is permitted to pay ex-gratia at Rs.3,454/- to each of the 44 Company Paid employees on the rolls of the Official Liquidator for the financial year 2009-2010 aggregating to Rs.1,51,976/- from out of the Estate and Establishment Fund Account and the costs of such application will come out of such Account. The application is ordered accordingly. ____________________ (G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J) 22nd October 2010 RRB