MC 1313/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI. Heard Mrs A Bhattacharyya, the learned counsel for the applicant and Mr SN Sarma , the learned senior counsel assisted by Mr A Jahid, the learned counsel for the respondent. This is an application under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 f or directing the Management of Thanai Tea Estate to pay full wages last drawn by the applicant inclusive of maintenance allowance admissible to him. The learned senior counsel drawing my attention to the decision of the Apex Court in Uttara nchal Forest Development Corporation and Another-Vs-KB Singh and Others reported in 2006-IV LLJ (Suppl) 755 submits that the entitlement of the back wages would be from the date of filing the application by the applicant. I have seen the af oresaid decision and I am in agreement with the learned senior counsel. Conseque ntly, this application is disposed of by directing the Management of Thanai Tea Estate to pay the benefit under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 194 7 to the applicant from the month of May 2011 till the disposal of the writ peti tion. The misc. case stands dispose of.