1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 150 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5481 OF 2007 Handmade Paper Institute ).. Appellant Versus Shivkranti Kamgar Sanghatana and others ).. Respondents Mr. R.M. Bapat i/b M/s Desai & Desai Associates for the Appellant. Mr. Nitin Kulkarni for Respondent No.1. Mr. R.M. Patne, Assistant Government Pleader, for Respondent No.3. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. AND A.M. KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : 20TH JULY 2009 P.C. The present Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the order dated 1st August 2007 vide which the learned Single Judge declined to interfere with the order dated 29th June 2007 passed by the Industrial Court passed below Exhibit U-2 praying that the Appellant Management should be directed not to deduct any wages and pay them regularly. As per the order, direction was made to pay the full amount of salary due from March 2006. 2. We have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the parties. The learned Counsel appearing for Respondent No.1 fairly states that without prejudice to their rights and contentions, they would not object to an order to the effect that the Appellant Management may not pay arrears 2 of wages deducted from 2006 to December 2008. However, they should pay the deducted wages with effect from 1st January 2009 and should continue to pay the same till the final order of the Industrial Court. 3. We find the suggestion to be most reasonable, just and fair. In view of this, we modify the order of the learned Single Judge as also of the Industrial Court to the extent that the arrears of deducted wages with effect from March 2006 to December 2008 will not be paid to the workmen; but from January 2009 all deducted wages will be paid to the workmen. Arrears on the above basis to be paid within one month from today. In future full wages be paid without any deduction. This order will operate during the pendency of the dispute before the Industrial Court. We request the learned Industrial Court to dispose of the matter expeditiously on its own merits uninfluenced by the agreed above arrangement. This order will be subject to the final order to be passed by the Industrial Court. All questions are left open. 4. Letters Patent Appeal disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.