(-1-) MGN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2375 OF 2007 Indian National Ship Owners’ Association & Anr. ..Petitioners. Vs. Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. J.P. Cama, Senior Cousel with Ms. S.V. Kher, Mr. Uttam i/b. Mulla & Mulla & C.B. & Caroe for the Petitioners. Mr. R.V. Desai, Senior Counsel with Mr. G. Hariharan, Mr. H.V. Mehta i/b.Dr. T.C. Kaushik, for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. C.U. Singh, Senior Counsel with Ms. Jane Cox for Respondent No.2. Mr. S.G. Aney, Senior Counsel with Mr.R.N.Salgaokar i/b. Salgaokar & Co., for Respondent No.5. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & REBELLO & REBELLO & R.S.MOHITE,JJ. R.S.MOHITE,JJ. R.S.MOHITE,JJ. DATED: 15TH FEBRUARY,2008 DATED: 15TH FEBRUARY,2008 DATED: 15TH FEBRUARY,2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Rule. Heard forthwith. Though a settlement had been arrived at there was a dispute as to the signatories to the settlement. The parties, however, at the intervention of the Court, have agreed to abide by the terms and to accept the present settlements which both the contesting Unions, who are parties here had agreed to in negotiations with the petitioner, considering the present situation in the industry and with the rider that this arrangement will not act as a precedent (-2-) for the future. . Considering the agreement between the parties we do not propose to consider the reliefs as prayed. . The approach of all parties to arrive at a settlement with the larger objective of maintaining industrial peace in the industry is commendable. 2. The petitioners have tendered in Court two sets of agreed written down terms containing conditions of service and emoluments of Indian Seafarers in the category of Ratings and Petty Officers serving on foreign going, home trade and off-shore Articles of Agreement. The two sets of agreed written down terms are marked as Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" and form part of this order. 3. The petitioners members shall within one week from the date hereof make payment in accordance with the above written down terms to all the above categories of employees. 4. Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 representing FSUI and NUSI hereby undertake on behalf of themselves and their respective members that their members shall accept the above revised emoluments and (-3-) conditions of service in full and final settlement of all their claims upto the date hereof and further that neither their members nor they themselves shall raise any claim or demand involving any financial or any other demand or implications having a financial bearing for the period ending 31st March, 2010. 5. The Court would like to place on record its appreciation of the efforts taken by all the Counsel representing parties as also the maturity shown by the management and office bearers of the Unions in arriving at the above settlement. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)