lpa393.11.odt 1 Judgment IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.393 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO.2157 OF 2011(D). Hindustan Unilever Limited, a company incorporated and registered under the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Hindustan Lever House 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai and its Industrial Establishment at C-9, MIDC Khamgaon, Distt. Buldhana, through its Regional Legal Manager. ....PETITIONER. // VERSUS // 1. Hindustan Lever Kamgar Sangh, having its office at c/o. Manik Patil, Joshi Nagar, KHAMGAON-444303 through it's General Secretary, Mr. Manik Baburao Patil. 2. Member, Industrial Tribunal, AKOLA. ....RESPONDENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.J.P.Cama, Senior Advocate & Mr.Shah, Advocate with Mr.H.V. Thakur, Advocate for Appellant. Mr. Sanjay Singhvi, Mr. S.D.Thakur, Mr.Benett D'Costa, Advocates for Respondent No.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM: S.A.BOBDE AND M.N. GILANI, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 12, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT ( Per : S.A.Bobde, J.) lpa393.11.odt 2 Judgment 1. Taken up for final disposal by consent. After hearing the matter for some time following order is passed by consent of the parties. i) The impugned order of the Tribunal, dated 15th April, 2011 and the order of the learned Single Judge, dated 25.08.2011 in Writ Petition No.2157 of 2011 are set aside. ii) The Tribunal shall proceed with the BIR Reference No.01/2008 pending before it and shall decide the same within a period of six months from the date after parties appear before it. The parties are directed to appear before the Tribunal on 1st November, 2011. iii) In the meanwhile, it is agreed that the appellant company shall pay a sum of Rs.2,000/- (Rs. Two Thousand only) per month without prejudice to the rights of either parties, by way of adhoc wage rise from November, 2009 onwards. (iv) The appellant company shall be entitled to set off the wages already paid in September, 2011. (v) The arrears shall be paid by the appellant company to the workmen within a period of four weeks from today. The said payment shall be subject to final award. (vi) All the issues are kept open. 2. Order accordingly. The appeal stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE RR..