bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1786 PETITION NO. 1786 PETITION NO. 1786 OF 2006 OF 2006 OF 2006 Airports Authority of India, Mumbai - 400 099. ... Petitioner V/s Union of India & ors. ... Respondents Mr. S.S. Patil for the petitioner. Mr. R.A. Rodrigues for the respondent No.1. Ms. Jane Cox for the respondent No.2. Mr. L.S. Desai for the respondent No.3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: R.M. LODHA & R.M. LODHA & R.M. LODHA & SMT. SMT. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 9TH JANUARY, 2007. 9TH JANUARY, 2007. 9TH JANUARY, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C.: We heard Mr. S.S. Patil, counsel for the petitioner. 2. By the order dated 2.11.2004, the Central Government (appropriate Government) made the Reference concerning the industrial dispute as set out in the Schedule for adjudication to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Mumbai No.2. The writ 2 petition has been filed by the petitioner on 16.8.2005, almost after 9 months of the order of Reference. In the meanwhile, the statement of claim has already been made on behalf of the workmen. Thus we find that writ petition suffers from laches and delay disentitling the petitioner from invocation of the extraordinary jurisdiction. Even otherwise, we find no illegality in the order of the Central Government impugned in the present writ petition. 3. Writ petition does not deserve to be admitted. Dismissed in limine. ( R.M. LODHA, J. ) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. )