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 CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 5740 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 5740 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 5740 OF 2008 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ... Petitioner v/s Rohidas Tukaram Patil ... Respondent Mr.G.S.Hegde i/by G.S.Hegde & Associates for the petitioner. Mr.A.K.Jalisatgi with Mr.Amol B. Desai for the respondent. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2008 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2008 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. The order challenged in this petition has been passed by the Labour Court in reference (IDA) No.201 of 2006. By this order, the Labour Court has allowed an interim relief application filed by the respondent workman. The petitioner has been directed to allow the respondent to report for duty temporarily till the reference is disposed of. 2. Without going into the legality of the order and the issue as to whether the Labour Court has jurisdiction to pass such an order in view of the judgment of the 2 Division Bench of this Court in MRF Ltd., Goa v/s Goa MRF Ltd., Goa v/s Goa MRF Ltd., Goa v/s Goa MRF MRF MRF Employees Union, Goa & anr., reported in 2003 II Employees Union, Goa & anr., reported in 2003 II Employees Union, Goa & anr., reported in 2003 II C.L.R. C.L.R. C.L.R. 985 985 985, in my opinion, it would be appropriate to direct the Labour Court to dispose of the reference expeditiously. The reference is of the year 2006 and, therefore, the Labour Court is directed to dispose of the reference within a period of one year from today. 3. The interim order order passed by the Labour Court is set aside. 4. Writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.