1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. WRIT PETITION NO.1619 OF 2007 Harendra Nath Pramanik ..Petitioner. Vs. Union of India and others ..Respondents. .... Mr. Satendra Kumar for the Petitioner. Mr. S.M. Shah for the Union of India. .... CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 5th September, 2007. P.C. : The learned counsel appearing for the parties commonly concede that the controversy in the present case is covered by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in Writ Petition 166 of 1990 (Nirvair Singh v. Union of India) decided on 6th March, 1998. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in that judgment, we allow this writ petition. The Petitioner in the present petition would be entitled to the similar relief as granted in the aforesaid order of the Division Bench. The order of the Court shall be complied 2 within three months from today. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.