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6. The   said   award   was   challenged   by   present  petitioner   in   Special   Civil   Application   No.1718  of 2001. 

7. The   operation   of   the   award   was   stayed   by  interim order passed by this Court. 

8. During   the   period   when   said   interim   relief  remained   in   operation,   the   petitioner   had   paid  last  drawn  wages  to the  respondent.  The  payment  was   made   in   discharge   of   the   obligation   and   in  accordance   with   Section   17B   of   the   Industrial  Disputes Act, 1947. 

3. It  is  submitted  that   the  respondent's   entitlement  for the period 20th  October, 2000 to 28th  February, 2006,  as   per   the   dairy's   calculation   works   out   to  Rs.4,16,001/­.   The   respondent,   the   original   applicant's  claim of Rs.4,44,568/­ a awarded by the labour Court is  incorrect   and   hence,   disputed.   It   is   denied   that  respondent, the original applicant's salary was Rs.7288/­  per month as alleged or at all. As a matter of fact, the  petitioner's   salary   in   October,   2000   for   12   days   was  Rs.1528/­   and   his   salary   in   February,   2006     was  Rs.5450/­......It   is   thus   humbly   submitted   that   the  petitioner is not entitled to an amount of Rs.4,44,568/­  and,   if   at   all   his   entitlement   is   Rs.4,16,001/­.   The  respondent   however   was   paid   Rs.1,02,416/­   total   under  Section   17B which  is  required  to  be deducted  and after  deduction the respondent's entitlement, if at all, would  be Rs.3,13,585/­.

13. It emerges from the said affidavit that the  petitioner   claims   that   the   amount   paid   to   the  respondent   during   the   pendency   of   Special   Civil  Application No.1718 of 2001 as and by way of last  drawn wages in accordance with Section 17B of the  Industrial Disputes Act, should be allowed to be  adjusted against the payment required to be made  to the respondent.  

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       C/SCA/687/2015                           JUDGMENT

14. With the said contention, the petitioner has  mentioned the details of the amount paid to the  claimant by way of payment under Section 17B and  also the details about the amount payable to the  respondent   towards   salary   and   other   benefits   as  awarded by the learned Labour Court.  

15. According   to   the   details   and   calculation  mentioned by the petitioner in paragraph No.3 of  the   said   affidavit,   the   petitioner   seeks   to  adjust a sum of Rs.1,02,416/­ and it is mentioned  that   the   amount   which   is   required   to   be   paid,  would be Rs.4,16,001/­.