CAW/1283/2010 : 1 : vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1283 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.7776 OF 2009 Thaksen Ganpat Kasurde ... Petitioner V/s. Shree Devi Chhatrusunghi Mandir Trust ... Respondent Mr.V.H. Shekdar for Petitioner Mr.A.V. Joshi for Respondent CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: OCTOBER 11, 2010 P.C.: 1. The civil application has been filed for a direction to deposit backwages alongwith interest and permission to withdraw the amount deposited. 2. The applicant claims that backwages as awarded have not been deposited since the amount deposited has been calculated @ `1500 per month. According to the applicant, he is entitled to wages payable to employees working in shops under the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act. Reliance is placed on a notification dated 15.2.2003 issued under the Minimum Wages Act for minimum wages payable to employees employed as Sweepers or Scavengers in any employment, not falling under any other entry in the Schedule appended to the Act. Undisputedly, the respondent was working as a Sweeper. In these circumstances, the petitioner would CAW/1283/2010 : 2 : have to deposit backwages as payable under the notification dated 15.2.2003, No.MWA 2393/7614/LAB-7 issued under the Minimum Wages Act. The difference in backwages already deposited and payable under the aforesaid notification shall be deposited in this Court within 12 weeks from today. Once the amount is deposited, it shall be invested in a nationalised bank initially for a period of three years to be renewed thereafter. 3. In these circumstances, the civil application is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. The respondent has already retired and is a senior citizen. In these circumstances, in my view, it would be appropriate to expedite the hearing of the writ petition. 4. Hearing of the Petition is expedited.