1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi COMPANY APPLICATION NO.736 OF 2009 IN COMPANY PETITION NO.778 OF 2005. B.I.F.R. ..Petitioner. vs. KMA Ltd. ..Respondents. And K.M.A. Limited Workers & Staff Union & Anr. ..Applicants. .... Mr. S.C. Naidu, a/w. Mr. S.B. Rao, i/b. Ms. Gauri Rao, for Applicants. Ms. Apoorva Kaiwar, for Kamani Employees Union. Deputy Official Liquidator present. .... CORAM : S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 7TH AUGUST 2009. P.C. Pursuant to the order passed by this court [Coram : S.J. Vazifdar, J.] dated 13 th March 2009, the dissenting employees have filed their claims before the Official Liquidator on 2 nd December 2008. As per the said order, the Official Liquidator was required to decide the claims after giving notice of hearing to the bank/ financial institutions. All the contentions of the parties regarding the effect of the consent terms on all the dissenting employees are kept open under 2 the said orders. The time given under the said order to adjudicate the claims of the dissenting employees, provided they furnish the necessary documents and co-operate with the Official Liquidator, is upto 31 st December 2009, i.e. the Liquidator has to adjudicate the claims within approximately 4 1/2 months from today. The Liquidator has after giving notice to the Union and the bank/financial institutions has till date held only two meetings. The request made by Mr. Naidu, appearing for the dissenting employees/ applicants is that the Liquidator may expedite the adjudication process and if possible to first adjudicate the claims of 16 workers who have expired and 17 workers who are above 60 years of age. I see no reason why this request should not be acceded to. 2. The Deputy Official Liquidator, present in Court, has assured the Court that the Official Liquidator will make all attempts to expedite the process of adjudication and shall try to first take up adjudication of claims of the deceased workers and the workers who are above 60 years of age. The Official Liquidator is therefore, 3 directed to submit his report in the second week of October 2009, setting out the progress made qua the adjudication of claims, after his assurance given to this Court and as recorded in this order. 3. Company application is accordingly disposed of with no order as to costs. [ S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ]