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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH,THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.M. MOHIUDDIN
The Forest Range Officer – Appellant
Versus
Darshanala Rajam – Respondent
WA 945/2025
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN
JUDGMENT:
Sri M. Rama Krishna, learned Special Government Pleader attached to the learned Additional Advocate General appears for appellants.
Sri P. Govinda Rajulu, learned counsel appears for respondent No.1.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
3. The instant Writ Appeal is filed against the order dated 04.07.2025 passed by the learned writ Court in I.A.No.1 of 2025 in Writ Petition No.6057 of 2023 asking the appellants, who are the writ petitioners, to deposit 30% of the amount awarded to respondent No.1 – workman (hereinafter referred to as, “the workman”), vide Award dated 07.12.2021 passed by the Industrial Tribunal in favour of the workman in I.D.No.36 of 2017, pending adjudication of the Writ Petition.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the appellants sought to raise the issue of maintainability of the Industrial Dispute before the Labour Court but has confined himself to the interim order of pre-deposit passed by the learned writ Court. He submits that the appellants are ready to make the pre-deposit but it will be in the interest of both the parties, if such amount is not withdrawn during pendency of the Writ Petition.
5. Learned counsel for the workman has also drawn the attention of this Court to the merits of the dispute which, in the present Writ Appeal, we are not inclined to go into in view of pendency of the Writ Petition.
6. However, we deem it proper to observe that the appellants should abide by the interim order passed by the learned writ Court, but, at the same time, the workman should not withdraw the amount in question till the Writ Petition is decided. The learned writ Court, if it deems appropriate, may direct that such amount be kept in an interest bearing account by the Registrar General of this Court.
7. With the aforesaid observations, the instant Writ Appeal is disposed of. Let it be made clear that there is no observation touching upon the merits of the matter before the learned writ Court. There shall be no order as to costs.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
APARESH KUMAR SINGH, CJ G.M.MOHIUDDIN, J 31st OCTOBER, 2025.
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