VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT Petition No. 654 OF 2008 Borosil Glass Works Llltd. Petitioner Vs. Vishwas S. Hatkar Respondents Mr. P. K. Rele, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rajesh P. Rele i/b Mr. Piyush Shah, for the Petitioner. Mr. Arshad Shaikh, for the Respondent. CORAM : Dr. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATE : JULY 2, 2008. PC :- . This petition came to be adjourned before this Court on 2nd May 2008 and 17th June 2008 and before Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. M. Kanade on 24th June 2008. Parties informed the court on 2nd May 2008 that they were exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement. The respondent is present before the court in person. The learned senior counsel apearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent have informed the Court that the parties have agreed that the petitioner shall pay to the respondent an amount of Rs.seven lakhs in full and final settlement of all the claims, dues and outstandings of the respondent, save and except for provident fund and gratuity which shall be - 2 - payable in addition. In order to obviate any further dispute, the gratuity payable to respondent is quantified by consent at Rs.1,10,000/-. The respondent would be entitled to the benefit of spread over for the purposes of income tax, as admissible in law. Since the dispute has been settled in the above terms, the learned counsel are agreed that the orders passed by the courts below may be set aside and that Complaint of Unfair Labour Practice ( 297 of 1996 ) may be disposed of in terms of the above settlement. There shall be accordingly an order in terms of the aforesaid settlement. The petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- [ Dr. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.]