HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.A. No.106 of 2006 Date:13-2-2008 Between: The Senior General Manager (Projects), Patel Engineering Ltd., Engineers & Contractors, Post Srisailam Dam, Mahboobnagar District and another. … Appellants. and R. Suresh and others. … Respondents. :JUDGMENT: Per Anil R. Dave, CJ This appeal by the appellants-original petitioners has been directed against order dated 3.12.2007 whereby the learned Single Judge, while making the interim order passed earlier absolute, directed the appellant-employer to deposit half of the amount payable to the workman and permitted the workman to withdraw the same on such deposit. Heard the learned advocates appearing for both the parties. It is not in dispute that the workman who was employed with the appellants has left the job. Therefore, upon hearing the learned advocates for the parties and looking to the facts of the case, it is directed that the appellant-employer shall deposit the amount as directed by the Labour Court. However, the said amount shall not be permitted to be withdrawn by the workman. The amount so deposited shall be invested in a nationalized bank by way of a fixed deposit initially for a period of two years. The interest shall not be permitted to be withdrawn by the workman. At the end of the litigation, appropriate order shall be passed as regards the disbursement of amount so deposited and the amount of interest that will accrue on the deposited amount. Subject to the above direction, the appeal is partly allowed with no order as to costs. It would be open to the learned advocates to approach the learned Single Judge with a request to fix a date for early hearing of the writ petition. We are sure that if such a request is made, the same will be considered by the learned Single Judge looking to the facts and circumstances of the case. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 13th February, 2008 GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J grr