IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 1863 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 22.01.2004 passed in W.P.M.P. NO : 1557 of 2004 in W.P. No. 1189 of 2004 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd., Rep. by its Group General Manager, S. Karunakaran, S/o. Sri Somasundaram, aged 54 years, Machine Tools Division, HMT Tools Division, HMT Township Road, Hyderabad - 500 054. ..... APPELLANT AND 1. The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)/ Appellate Authority under PG Act, 1972, A.T. Campus, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad 500 044. 2. The Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act & Asst. Labour Commissioner (Central), Hyderabad. 3. K.H. Seshagiri Rao, H.No.6-191, Dwarakapura Colony, Chintal, Hyderabad - 500 054. ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents 1: MR.ARAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3: Mr Kantha Narahari The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (PER HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY) This Writ Appeal is filed against the interim order passed on 22.01.2004 by the learned single Judge in W.P. M.P. No. 1557 of 2004 in W.P. No.1189 of 2004. 2. The learned single Judge granted interim suspension on condition that the management shall deposit half of the amount awarded by the appellate authority within six weeks. The said order is assailed in the Writ Appeal. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant wherein the learned single Judge inclined to admit the Writ Petition and passed usual order and it cannot be said that the order is illegal. Thus, we do not find any merits in the Writ Appeal. However, the appellant management shall deposit the amount as ordered by the learned single Judge within three weeks from to day. 4. In the result, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs. ______________________ G. BIKSHAPATHY ,J ____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J kvrm/bcj To 1. The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)/ Appellate Authority under PG Act, 1972, A.T. Campus, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad 500 044. 2. The Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act & Asst. Labour Commissioner (Central), Hyderabad. 3. 2 CD copies.