IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1670 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1575 OF 2008 M.M. Adtani, IAS & Others ..Applicants V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Petitioners. V/s. Mr.Narendra N. Kawde & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.K.K. Singhvi i/by Mr.G.S. Walia for the applicants. Mr.N.P. Deshpande, AGP for the respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.C.U. Singh i/by Mr.S.V. Marne for respondent Nos.3 and 4. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 22ND JULY, 2008 P.C. : 1. This application is taken out for direction to the petitioner to join the applicants as respondents in the writ petition. The applicants claim that they are adversely affected by the order impugned in the present writ petition. 2. If the applicants are aggrieved by the order impugned in the writ petition because it causes prejudice to their interest or rights, their remedy is either to approach the Tribunal in case the order was made in breach of principles of natural justice or file a writ petition in this Court challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal. They are not necessary parties in a writ petition filed by the State Government challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, because in that petition only question to be considered is whether at the instance of the State Government, the order of the CAT is to be set aside or not. For deciding this question, presence of the applicants is not necessary in this petition. 3. The civil application is misconceived. Hence, dismissed. 4. At the instance of the learned advocate for respondent No.4, it is clarified that the observations made above are only relevant for the purpose of disposing of this civil application. D.K. DESHMUKH, J. J.P. DEVADHAR, J.