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.2706 OF 2005 PETITION NO.2706 OF 2005 PETITION NO.2706 OF 2005 C.V.Madhavan ... Petitioner Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. Shri S.C.Naidu i/b M/s.C.R.Naidu & Co. for the Petitioner. Shri Pradeep Jadhav,A.G.P.for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 Mr.S.K.Talsania i/b Udwadia & Udeshi for Respondent No.3 CORAM CORAM CORAM : H.L.GOKHALE, & : H.L.GOKHALE, & : H.L.GOKHALE, & ABHAY ABHAY ABHAY S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : JANUARY 18, 2006. : JANUARY 18, 2006. : JANUARY 18, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mr.Naidu in support of this Petition. Mr.Jadhav, A.G.P. appears for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Talsania appears for Respondent No.3. The Petitioner is a retired employee of the 3rd Respondent. He claims to be a workman and has served a demand on the 3rd Respondent by letter dated 25th April 2005 that the 3rd Respondent should immediately instruct the Life Insurance Corporation of India to issue annuity policy in his name to secure the pension in a particular manner he demanded. Mr.Talsania for 3rd Respondent submitted that the Petitioner is neither a workman nor the dispute raised could be considered to be industrial dispute. This is to be decided by the Conciliator. It is for him to decide whether to admit the dispute in conciliation or not. All that we can say is that he will decide the same within four weeks hereafter. In the event he : 2 : 2 : 2 : decides to admit it in Conciliation, obviously, he will take further steps in accordance with law. No further order is required to be passed. Petition disposed of. (H.L.Gokhale, J.) (Abhay S.Oka, J.)