:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7517 OF 2007 The Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation Solapur. ..Petitioner Vs. 1. Smt. Shantabai Shetappa Kandalgi and ors. ..Respondents Mr. V.B. Naik for petitioner. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. Date : February 07, 2008. Date : February 07, 2008. Date : February 07, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Naik the learned counsel for the petitioner - Municipal Corporation. This petition can be disposed off without notice to the respondents as the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 was refused to be registered on the ground that the decreetal amount of Rs.56,840/- was not deposited. Mr. Naik the learned counsel for :2: the petitioner states that the Corporation is ready and willing to deposit the said amount within a period of two weeks before the Lower Appellate Authority and, therefore, he requests for directions to register the appeal on such deposit and decide the same on its own merits. 2. Hence it is directed that the Assistant Commissioner of Labour at Solapur, who is an Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, shall register and decide the appeal on its own merits, if re-presented by the petitioner-corporation against the order dated 15/2/2005 passed by the Controlling Authority within a period of four weeks from today and with a certificate of deposit of Rs.56,840/- annexed thereto. 3. With the above directions, the petition is disposed off. Writ to go to the Appellate Authority forthwith. :3: (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.)