1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.2811 OF 2007 Bhartiya General Kamgar and Surksha Rakshak Union ....Petitioner. V/s The Security Guards Board for Greater Bombay and Thane District & Others. ..... Respondents. ----- Ms. R.J. Todankar for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Shah for respondent No.2. ----- CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. AND V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 22ND APRIL, 2008. P.C.: 1. It is not disputed that the controversy raised in this petition is squarely covered by the two Division Bench Judgments of this Court in the case of Security Association of India Vs. Union of India and Ors in Writ Petition No.1804 of 2007 with other connected Writ Petitions decided on 26th March, 2008 and in the case of Maharashtra Suraksha Rakshak Aghadi Vs. The Security Guards Board for Gr Bombay & Thane Dist. & Ors in Writ Petition No.563 of 2007 with other connected Writ Petitions decided on 21st June, 2007. However, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.2 states 2 that they have filed an application under section 5 of the Act which is pending before the Board and has not been adjudicated upon as of today. In those judgments, we have already dealt with the said question and directed the Board to deal with the matter expeditiously. 2. Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgments. However, the period mentioned in both the aforesaid judgments would commence from today. Application under section 5 of the Act shall be dealt with preferentially. No order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.