1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO: 646/2008 (The Chief Executive Officer ZP Wardha vs. Bhaurao Jangluji Lonare) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram Court's or Judges Order appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders. .................................................................................................................................................................. Mr. J. Mokadam, Advocate for the petitioner CORAM: B.R. GAVAI , J. DATED: 13st February, 2008. *** By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 9th March, 2007 vide which learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Wardha, passed an award in favour of Respondent herein, in IDA Case No.16/2005, thereby directing an amount of Rs. 5,000/- towards the computer training and Rs. 2,500 towards the honorarium i.e. an amount of Rs. 7, 500/- to be paid within a period of fifteen days from the date of the award. It is further directed that in case the said order is not complied with, then the respondent would be entitled to interest @ 13% per annum. 2. The impugned order has been passed since the present petitioner did not appear before the learned Labour Court and, as such, an ex-parte award came to be 2 passed. Shri Mokadam, learned counsel for the Zilla Parishad/petitioner submits that though a lawyer was engaged to represent the Zilla Parishad, he did not appear in the matter and, therefore, the petitioner suffered. He further submits that the respondent is not at all entitled to the amount towards computer training fee and honorarium. 3. However, since the Zilla Parishad was not represented before the Labor Court, I am not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. However, the order passed by the Labour Court is modified and it is made clear that in case the amount of Rs. 7,500/- is paid to the respondent -employee within a period of one month from today, in that event, the Zilla Parishad will not be required to pay interest, as directed under clause (3) of the operative order. 4. Writ Petition is disposed of. JUDGE sahare