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ITEM NO.20                               COURT NO.10                                 SECTION XV

S U P R E M E     C O U R T    O F      I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).16117-16118/2011 (From the judgement and order dated 21/01/2011 in DBSAW No.493/2010 in SBCWP No. 6676/1998 & DBSAW No. 494/2010 in SBCWP No.654/2007 of The HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR)

LIFE INSURANCE CORP. OF INDIA & ORS.
                                          Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

KRISHNA MURARI LAL ASTHANA & ORS.
                                     Respondent(s)

(With prayer for interim relief)

Date: 15/07/2011                   These Petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

                HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SINGHVI
                HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.L. DATTU

For Petitioner(s)                     Mr. T.R. Andhyarujina, Sr.Adv.
                                            Mr. A.V. Rangam,Adv.
                                            Mr. Buddy A. Rangandhan, Adv.

For Respondent(s)                  Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Adv.
                                            Mr. R.K. Singh, Adv.
                                            Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal,Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
O  R  D  E  R

These petitions are directed against order dated 21.1.2011 passed by the Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court whereby the special appeals filed by the petitioners against the order of the learned Single Judge in the matter of grant of dearness
allowance to the respondents were dismissed. We have heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and perused the record.

Since the petitions filed by the petitioners for review of the order passed by the Division Bench are pending consideration, these petitions are disposed of with a request to the Division Bench of the High Court to make an endeavour to decide the review petitions as early as possible, but latest within three months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

We also direct that till the disposal of the review petitions, the proceedings initiated against the officers of petitioner No.1 under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 shall remain stayed.

(A.D. Sharma)                                                           (Phoolan Wati Arora)

Court Master                                                                   Court Master

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