J U D G M E N T

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that the 5^th respondent was ex parte before the Commissioner and therefore it may be deleted from the array of parties.

2. The request is accepted. 5^th respondent is deleted from the array of the respondents.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for respondents 1 to 4 that the matter has been settled in mediation. Report of the Mediator is incorporated. The parties have agreed to settle the dispute on the following terms:

“1. The Appellant has agreed to pay Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three lakhs only) to Respondents Nos.1 to 3 from the amount of Rs.6,65,180/-(Rupees Six lakhs sixty five thousand one hundred and eighty rupees only) which is deposited by the Petitioner herein before the Industrial Tribunal, Idukki, Peermade, in order to settle the subject matter of the above case fully and finally.

2. In order to effect the payment of the above mentioned amount of Rs.3,00,000/-(Rupees Three lakhs only) to the Respondents No.1 to 3, those Respondents shall file a petition to release the said amount of Rs.3,00,000/-(Rupees Three lakhs only) to their bank account, before the H