IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 223 OF 2011 KAMAGARANCHO EKVOTT UNION REP. BY GENERAL SECRETARY SHRI. RAMCHANDRA DHOND., ... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF GOA THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. Bennet D'Costa, and Mr. Ryan Menezes, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. S. Bandodkar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for Respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. G. Sardessai, Advocate for Respondent No.4. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 28th April, 2011 P.C.:- The prayer in the Writ Petition is to issue a writ of mandamus or a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ, direction and/order against respondents No.1, 2 and 3 to refer the disputes in relation to the Charter of Demands dated 7th September, 2009 to an Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. 2. The Petitioner Union is before the Court, alleging that they are representing the workers who are working in the factory of Respondent No.4. It is alleged that there was a settlement dated 29th April, 2005, which stood terminated on 7th September, 2009, on which date the Charter of Demands were submitted. Conciliation machinery was invoked. The Conciliation Officer submitted the failure report on 17th March, 2010/27th May, 2010. Now more than a year has passed from the date of submission of the failure report, but, Respondents No.1, 2 and 3 have not taken any decision to refer the industrial disputes to adjudication by the competent Industrial Tribunal. That they are obliged to do in terms of the Act and as they are having no powers to adjudicate on the disputes. 3. On the earlier occasion, we were informed that the Minister of Labour, State of Goa had convened a meeting of the Petitioner and Respondent No.4 and their representatives were to attend the same to find out an amicable solution. Today, the Petitioner's Advocate states that nothing fruitful has come out of this meeting and the Petitioner and Respondent No.4 have, therefore, an ongoing dispute. 4. On instructions from the Competent Authority, Mr. Bandodkar appearing for Respondents No.1, 2 and 3, makes a statement that the State of Goa and Respondents No.2 and 3 who are party Respondents, will take a decision within a period of 4 weeks from today to refer the disputes for adjudication to the appropriate Industrial Tribunal. In the light of this statement, which is accepted as an undertaking to this Court, nothing survives in this Writ Petition. The same is disposed of. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. F. M. REIS, J. ssm.