wp8452.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8452 OF 2010 Shri. Uttam s/o Patilba Sultane, R/o- At Post-Mohara, Tq-Kannad, Dist-Aurangabad. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, 2) The District Collector, Aurangabad District, Aurangabad, 3) The Tahsildar, Tahsil Office, Sillod, Tq-Sillod, Dist-Aurangabad, 4) The Revenue Circle Officer, Silld Division, Sillod, Tq-Sillod, Dist-Aurangabad, 5) The Managing Director, Siddheshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Maniknagar, Tq-Silld, Dist-Aurangabad. ...RESPONDENTS. wp8452.10 2 ... Shri.A.S. Shelke Advocate for Petitioner. Smt.A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Shri. V.N. Upadhye Advocate for Respondent No.5. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 28TH FEBRUARY, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 2. The Petitioner prays for direction to Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to recover the amount of Gratuity as per the Revenue Recovery Certificate dated 21st August, 2008 issued under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. 3. The learned A.G.P. appearing for wp8452.10 3 Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 submits that Respondent No. 5 had deposited a cheque of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) earlier, issued in the name of Tahsildar, Sillod. Today, the learned A.G.P. submits that cheque of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) is issued by Respondent No.5 in the name of the Tahsildar, Sillod, dated 25th February, 2011, which would be put for clearance purposes. The learned A.G.P. on instructions, makes a statement that after the second cheque is cleared, an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) would be disbursed to the Petitioner, by the Tahsildar, Sillod. 4. The counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner had earlier received an amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand). 5. Learned counsel for Respondent No.5, on instructions, submits that remaining amount would be disbursed to the Petitioner, within a period of wp8452.10 4 ONE MONTH from today. 6. We accept the statement by the learned A.G.P., on instructions of the Tahsildar, Sillod, who is present in the Court. 7. In case the Respondent No.5 fails to disburse the amount to the Petitioner within a period of one month from today, as stated on instructions by the learned counsel for Respondent No.5, the Tahsildar, Sillod would execute the Revenue Recovery Certificate, in accordance with law. 8. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/FEB11/wp8452.10