IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 369 OF 200 PETITION NO. 369 OF 200 PETITION NO. 369 OF 2007 Suresh Vinayak Desai .... Petitioner versus LIC of India & ors. ...... Respondent. M/s. M.P. Vashi & Associates for the petitioner Shri V.Y.Sanglikar for respondent. CORAM; CORAM; CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. A.P. DESHPANDE, J. A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; DATED; DATED; 13TH MARCH, 2007 13TH MARCH, 2007 13TH MARCH, 2007 P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. An award passed by Central Govrnment Industrial Tribunal rejecting the referece has been challenged by the petitioner in the instant writ petition. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he was denied the promotion in the year 1971 by rejecting him in the oral interview though he had passed in the written test and as a consequence of denial of his promotion in the year 1971, the petitioner approached the Government sometime in the year 2003 and on failure of conciliation proceedings, reference is made. The tribunal has rejected the reference by pointing out that the reference itself is mis-conceived in as much as the grievance made by the petitioner pertains to denial of promotion, whereas the reference is made in regard to the consequancial in denial of the increments on account of rejection of the petitioner in the selection process to the promotional post. It is also stated by the tribunal that the grievance is belatedly made after a lapse of more than 30 years. It is further concluded that there is no merit in the reference. 3. Perused the award passed by the tribunal. No interference is called for. Hence writ petition is summarily rejected. ....