MGN IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.3577 PETITION NO.3577 PETITION NO.3577 OF OF OF 2007 2007 2007 Kolhapur Zillha Shetkari Vinkari Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr..Respondents Mr. Rui A. Rodrigues with Mr. Avinash Fatangare for the Petitioners Mr. V.P. Malwankar, AGP for respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : F.I. F.I. F.I. REBELLO & REBELLO & REBELLO & R.M.SAVANT, R.M.SAVANT, R.M.SAVANT, JJ. JJ. JJ. DATED DATED DATED : 3RD MAY 2007 : 3RD MAY 2007 : 3RD MAY 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Rule.Heard forthwith. The petitioners pursuant to the order dated 27th March, 2007 have been permitted to sell the area set out in the said order. That is pursuant to an application made by the petitioners herein for meeting the liabilities of the workers which include employees Provident Fund contribution, employees State Insurance Corporation Contribution and Gratuity amount of the employees totalling Rs.7,52,82,713/-. The sale was approved by the D.R.T. for meeting this very liability as can be seen from the Direction No.2. 2. Respondent No.2 has also directed sale of the very sale land for the purpose of the workmen’s dues towards Gratuity. Considering that the matter is before the D.R.T. it would be the D.R.T. which would have exclusive jurisdiction considering the judgment of the Supreme Court in Allahabad Bank’s case. In the light of that the following order:- . Petition made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) subject to the petitioner complying with the order of the D.R.T. dated 27th June, 2007. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO F.I.REBELLO F.I.REBELLO, J) (R.M. R.M. R.M. SAVANT,J) SAVANT,J) SAVANT,J)