bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEPT CONTEPT CONTEPT PETITION NO. 3 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 3 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 3 OF 2008 Shri Vishram Motiram More & ors. ... Petitioners v/s Mr.Vilas Thakur & ors. ... Respondents Mr.Pratap Patil for the petitioners. Mr.R.S.Aptek for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.D.A.Patil, A.G.P. for Resp.No.3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 21ST JULY, 2008 21ST JULY, 2008 21ST JULY, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. The contempt petition has been filed because the petitioners contend that they are entitled to pension on the increased pay that was being paid to them by the respondent Nos.1 and 2, over and above the pay scale stipulated by the State Government. According to the petitioners, they are getting pension from the Government in respect of the pay which they were entitled to under the Government scales. However, they are not getting any pension in respect of 10% increase granted to them by the respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Apte, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that 2 a policy decision has been taken and by an order dated 17.7.2008 respondents have decided to pay pension on the increased wages that were being paid to the employees at the rate of 10% of the wages stipulated by the Government. He submits that, in view of this policy decision being taken, nothing survives in the contempt petition and it should be disposed of. 2. A perusal of the policy decision taken by the respondent Nos.1 and 2 on 17.7.2008 indicates that the Municipal Corporation has decided to pay pension on the increased wages and, therefore, nothing survives in this petition. Mr.Apte for respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that the arrears of pension will be paid by the respondent Nos.1 and 2 within a period of three months from today in accordance with the policy decision taken by the respondent No.2 dated 17.7.2008. He further submits that from September, 2008 onwards the petitioners will be paid pension every month on the basis of the aforesaid policy decision. 3. Contempt petition disposed of accordingly.