-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 457 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 457 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 457 OF 2008 IN IN IN WRIT PETITION NO. 7058 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO. 7058 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO. 7058 OF 1999 Kamgar Sabha, A Trade Union, .. Applicant. V/s. Entremonde Polycoaters Ltd.,& Anr. .. Respondents. --- Mr.Shaikh with M. Lodha i/by Sanjay Udheshi & Co. for the Applicant. Mr.P. Shah for the Respondent No.1. --- CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. :- . The court by order dated 15th of March, 2007 dismissed the writ petition. While dismissing the petition, the court has given two reasons; one that none appeared for the petitioner and other that the petition pertains to cancellation of recognition of Union which was done in the year 1998. Nearly a period of 9 years has been lapsed. The application for restoration has been made by the petitioner in 2007. The respondent has filed affidavit stating therein to the best of knowledge of the deponent that not a single workman of the respondent is represented by the -: 2 :- petitioner union and that a settlement in the year 2000 has been arrived at by the respondent with some other union. There is no rejoinder filed. In the absence of rejoinder, the statement made in the affidavit filed by the respondent will have to be accepted. It does appear that the petition has become infructuous. No purpose will be served by restoring it. The Civil application is dismissed. (D.K. DESHMUKH,J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.) .....