1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7274 OF 2005 Kamlnayan Shankar Gaikwad .. Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India and others .. Respondents Shri N. L. Choudhari, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General of India. Shri P. B. Paithankar, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2 to 4. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 30TH MARCH, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : 1. Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw this writ petition in respect of issue relating to pension. Counsel appearing for the Bank submits that as the petitioner did not opt for pension, the petitioner was paid contributory provident fund. In respect of gratuity the counsel for the bank submits that the petitioner has an alternate remedy. In this view of the matter, 2 leave to withdraw the petition is granted with liberty to approach the alternate forum as permissible in law for the purpose of gratuity only. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/Mar.10