THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT APPEAL No. 863 OF 2011 DATED:18-11-2011 Between: The NTPC 400 KV Hyderabad Sub-Station Karmika Sangham, rep., by its Secretary, H.No. 4-3-62, Raghunandhabagh, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad … Appellant And M/s. Power Grid Corporation of India, rep., by its Manager (Human Resources), MCH Complex, R.P Road, Secunderabad, Mr. B.S.R. Murthy, S/o Late Satyanarayana Murthy, aged about 52 years, R/o. H.NO. 12-10-335/7/1, Sithaphalmandi, Secunderabad and two others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT APPEAL No. 863 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Madan B. Lokur) 1. By an interlocutory order, the learned single Judge has granted interim stay of the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal – II, Hyderabad in I.D No. 19 of 1992. The learned single Judge has granted relief to the appellant under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short ‘the Act’). 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that instead of payment of last drawn wages under Section 17-B of the Act, the learned single Judge ought to have directed reinstatement. 3. We are of the opinion that this is purely a discretionary order and the learned single Judge has taken into consideration the facts of the case. 4. We see no reason to interfere with the discretion exercised by the learned single Judge. 5. The appeal is dismissed. The miscellaneous applications are also dismissed. MADAN B. LOKUR, CJ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J 18-11-2011 ks