1 WP 1763 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1763 of 2009 Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. Officers’ Association ..... Petitioner V/s. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. ..... Respondent Ms.Jane Cox, for the petitioner. Mr.S.K.Talsania, Senior Advocate a/w Mr.ManekKalyaniwalla i/by Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt and Caroe, for the respondent. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE : 22ND NOVEMBER, 2010 P.C. 1. This petition has been filed by the Association of Officers of respondent Company, challenging the appointment of Assistant Managers pursuant to the advertisement dated 31st December, 2008, on the ground that the new appointees are given higher scale than those who are in employment since long. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner frankly states that the petitioner is not challenging the appointment of Assistant Managers, but the grievance is only offering higher pay scale to them. It is pointed out that regarding giving higher pay scale to the existing employees, negotiation is going on and this fact has not been disputed. 3. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner 2 WP 1763 of 2009 states that she may be allowed to withdraw this petition so as to peruse the negotiation with the concerned authority. Permission to withdraw this petition is granted on the ground that negotiation for offering higher pay scale is already pending before the concerned Ministry. It is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on this aspect and it is for the appropriate authority to consider as to whether the existing scale given to the existing employees should be revived or enhanced and all these questions are left open for the consideration of the concerned authority. In case the negotiation fails and if there is any grievance, it will be open to the petitioner to challenge the same in accordance with law. 4. In view of what is stated above, writ petition is disposed of. ( MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )