Allahabad High Court
M/S TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VINOD DIWAKAR
Holding
The court allowed the application and ordered the Labour Court to pay the settled amount with interest to the workman, thereby disposing of the writ petition.
Summary
The petitioner, M/s Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd., filed a civil miscellaneous application seeking disposal of its writ petition on the ground that a settlement had been reached with respondent No.3, Neeraj Tyagi, before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, U.P., Muzaffarnagar on 03‑02‑2026. The settlement terms were incorporated in an affidavit filed by the petitioner, and respondent No.3, represented by Senior Counsel Bushra Maryam, acknowledged the settlement. The court examined the affidavit and the parties' admissions and found no objection to the settlement. Consequently, the application was allowed, and the writ petition was disposed of in accordance with the settlement. The Labour Court, Meerut, was directed to release the sum of Rs.1,16,394 deposited by the petitioner, along with accrued interest, to respondent No.3, Neeraj Tyagi.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be disposed of on the basis of a settlement between the parties acknowledged before the Assistant Labour Commissioner.
- Whether the Labour Court should be directed to release the deposited amount with interest to the workman as per the settlement.
Subjects
- settlement
- writ petition
- labour court
- payment of dues
- interest
- civil miscellaneous application
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 19004 of 2016
M/S Triveni Engineering And Industries Ltd.
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Diptiman Singh, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Nath Singh, Bushra Maryam,
C.S.C., Devendra Pratap Singh
Court No. - 37
HON'BLE VINOD DIWAKAR, J.
Re:- Civil Misc. Application No. 10 of 2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for
the State-respondent.
2. Present application has been filed by Sri Diptiman Singh, learned counsel
for the petitioner stating therein that settlement has been made between the
petitioner and respondent no.3-Neeraj Tyagi before the Assistant Labour
Commissioner, U.P., Muzaffarnagar on 03.02.2026, hence prayer has been
made to dispose of the present writ petition in terms of aforesaid settlement.
3. Ms. Bushra Maryam, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Baquer
Mehdi, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.3-Neeraj Tyagi has
also accepted the aforesaid fact.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that relevant paragraph of the
aforesaid settlement as translated in English No. 5 to 9 has been mentioned
in the affidavit filed in support of aforesaid application, hence prayer has
been made to allow the application in terms of aforesaid settlement.
5. In view of aforesaid, present Application No.10 of 2026 is allowed.
Order on Writ petition
The writ petition is disposed of in terms of above application. The
respondent no.2-Labour Court, Meerut before whom sum of Rs. 1,16,394/-
was deposited by the petitioner, is directed to make payment of aforesaid
amount in favour of respondent no.3-workman-Neeraj Tyagi forthwith along
with interest accrued on the aforesaid amount.
April 29, 2026
Shafique
(Vinod Diwakar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAFIKUR RAHAMAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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