The petitioners approached the Labour Court Gulbarga in KID No.368/1999 and other connected cases. They had contended before the Labour Court that of all these petitioners were appointed to work as labourer from March 1983 in the establishment of the respondents and as such they were working. When such being the case without referring to the safeguard provided under the I.D. Act, their appointments were terminated. The Labour Court by its order dated 19.02.2000 passed the award setting aside the awards terminating the services and respondent was directed to reinstate the petitioners within six weeks from the date of publication of award and shall pay 50% backwages in the prevailing rate from 11.08.1999 till the actual date of reinstatement. Since respondent second party failed to reinstate the services of the petitioners. They preferred writ petition seeking writ of mandamus to comply the award. Against the order passed in the writ petition the second party respondent filed writ appeal. In the writ appeal there was settlement entered into between the parties and as per the settlement the respondents herein agreed to pay Rs.10,000/- as exgratia in full and final settlement a