JUDGMENT :

1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned judgment and order dated 23/09/2011 passed by the Industrial Court at Aurangabad in Complaint (ULP) No.69/2009, thereby dismissing his complaint. The petition, on being instituted in the year 2011, on the first date of it's hearing and to be precise on 12/10/2011, the following order came to be passed :-

"1. Mr.Bondar, learned counsel appears for all the Respondents and seeks time.

2. Mr.Anand Chawre, learned counsel submits that after the judgment is delivered by the Industrial Court, the Industrial Court has continued the interim order passed earlier for three (3) weeks and the same is in force till 14.10.2011.

3. The interim order passed by the Industrial Court and operating till 14.10.2011 to continue till 09.11.2011."

While the petition came to be admitted on 14/02/2012, the interim order came to be continued and is in force till date. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner has attained the age of superannuation and retired from service w.e.f. 30/04/2020. In the wake of the stay being operating in his favour and continued from time to time, at the time of his r