IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 115 OF 2006 HINDUSTAN LEVER EMPLOYEES UNION .. .. PETITIONER Vs. GROCERY MARKETS AND SHOP BOARD & ORS. .. RESPONDENTS Ms. Jane Cox for the petitioner Mr. Sunil Chinchwadkar for R-1 Mr. P. K. Rele i/b Piyush Shah for R-2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1022 OF 2006 HINDUSTAN LEVERS LTD. .. .. PETITIONER Vs. GROCERY MARKETS AND SHOP BOARD & ORS... RESPONDENTS Mr. P. K. Rele i/b Piyush Shah for the petitioner Mr. Sunil Chinchwadkar for R-1 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1935 OF 2006 BON LIMITED .. .. PETITIONER Vs. GROCERY MARKETS AND SHOP BOARD & ORS... RESPONDENTS Mr. Sanjay Udeshi for the petitioner Mr. Sunil Chinchwadkar for R-1 CORAM:- SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED :- 16/12/2009 P.C. Learned counsel for the parties state that the dispute involved in these petitions has been settled. 2. Consent Terms are duly signed on behalf of the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 115 of 2006 by its advocate and by Mr. V. V. Hiremath, organizing Secretary of the petitioner. They are also signed on behalf of the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 1022 of 2006 by Mr. Sinha, its Legal Manager and by its advocate. They are signed on behalf of the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 1935 of 2006 by Mr. Bhupesh Gunial, its authorized signatory and by its advocate. Consent Terms are taken on record and marked “X”. 3. The Grocery Markets & Shops Board, Mumbai (“the Board”) is not a signatory to the Consent Terms, however, learned counsel for the Board is present in the court. He states that the Board has no objection to the present Consent Terms being filed. Consent Terms state that pursuant to this court’s order dated 21/4/06 Hindustan Lever Ltd., has deposited money with the Board. As per clause 4 of the Consent Terms the Board is directed to pay the amount to the concerned Mathadi workmen within a period of one month from today. 4. Our attention is drawn to order dated 12/6/06 passed by the Division Bench of this court in these petitions where the Division Bench has observed that as far as the employees who are receiving the amount as arrears of wages are concerned, they will be entitled to the benefit of Section 89 of the Income-tax Act. In view of this it is directed that, the employees who are receiving the amount as per the present Consent Terms will be entitled to the benefit of Section 89 of the Income-tax, if they wish to avail of the same. 5. Order in terms of the Consent Terms. 6. The petitions are disposed of in terms of the consent terms. (Smt.Ranjana Desai, J.) (Smt. Mridula Bhatkar, J.)