1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5733 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3442 OF 2006 (Zilla Parishad .v. Presiding Officer and another) CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5735 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3444 OF 2006 (Zilla Parishad .v. Presiding Officer and another) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri P.D. Meghe, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri S.D. Shukla, Advocate for the respondent No.2. CORAM : R.V. MORE, J. 07TH APRIL, 2008. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respective parties. The aforesaid Civil Applications are filed by the respondent No.2 under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act,1947 for payment of wages. By the order impugned in these petitions, the labour Court directed the petitioner to reinstate the services of the respondent No.2 with continuity in service and payment of full back wages from the date of termination till actual reinstatement. The aforesaid writ petitions were admitted and interim relief in terms of prayer clause (2) granted thereby staying the implementation, execution and operation of the impugned order, by this Court on 2nd 2 August, 2006. The respondent No.2 has categorically stated that he is unemployed and facing starvation. He has also stated that he has no source of income to maintain himself and his family. The petitioner, by filing reply to this application, contended that the respondent No.2 is working as agricultural labour, which contentions is denied by the respondent No.2 by filing rejoinder. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am of the view that the application filed by the respondent No.2 under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 deserves to be allowed. The petitioner is accordingly directed to pay the last drawn wages regularly to the respondent No.2 during the pendency and final disposal of these writ petitions. Both the Civil Applications are disposed of as such. JUDGE *rrg.