GUWAHATI, India, Oct. 9 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Sept. 9:

Heard Mr. A. Dasgupta, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. B. Das, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. K. Kalita, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Mr. S. Sarma, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No.2.

2. The petitioners herein who are in total 145 are retired employees of the respondent No.1. It is the case of the petitioners that a settlement took place between the employees of the respondent No.1 and the Management in the year 2003 relating to the wage payable. The said settlement expired on 31.12.2006. After the expiry of the said settlement, another settlement wa...