1 mgj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.1059 of 2009 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ..Petitioner vs. General Secretary, BEST Workers Union ..Respondent Mr.P.M.Palshikar with Mr.S.K.Chari i/b M.V.Kini and Co. for petitioner Mr.M.D.Nagle for respondent. CORAM: S.J.KATHAWALLA J. 2nd September, 2009 P.C. 1 The writ petition is disposed of by the following order which is passed by consent of the parties. i) The petitioner shall make the payment of arrears of Rs.40 crores approximately in two installments to the employees of the Transport Industry for July 2008 and for the period from September, 2008 till date. The first instalment shall be paid 2 along with the salary for the month of September, 2009 and the second instalment shall be paid along with the salary for the month of October, 2009. ii) The reference petition before the Industrial Court in Reference (IC) No.3 of 2007 shall be decided by the Industrial Court within a period of six months from today. iii) The petitioner shall continue to make ad hoc payment of Rs.1000/- p.m. until disposal of the said reference and publication of the Award. iv) Both parties have agreed to have adjudicated the Charter of Demands dated 16th June, 2006 raised by the respondents in the said reference. v) The decision of the Industrial Court in Ref. (IC) No.3 of 2007 shall be binding on both the parties and all matters pending before the Industrial Court in connection with the said ad hoc payment including 3 complaint (ULP) No.307 of 2008 shall be withdrawn by the respondents. vi) The parties shall extend full cooperation to the Industrial Court to dispose of the said reference within a period of six months as above. vii) The writ petition filed by the respondents in this Court being Writ Petition No. 2066 of 2007 shall be withdrawn forthwith. viii) Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with no order as to costs. (S.J.KATHAWALLA J.)