IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2120 OF 2008 Suhas Gangaram Jadhav .. Petitioner Vs. The Superintendent of Post Offices, Mumbai City East Division, Mumbaiand another .. Respondents Mr. V.M. Parkar i/by Ms. Vasanti Kunder for the petitioner. Mr. D.A. Ahavale with Mr. Kiran Kandpile for the respondents. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATED : 3RD FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. After hearing the learned counsel appearing for the parties and with their consent, we dispose of this petition with the following directions: a) The impugned order dated 12th February, 2008 shall remain in abeyance. b) The petitioner herein will be at liberty to file second appeal before the appropriate authority in accordance with the CCS CCA Rules within a period of four weeks from today and if the appeal is filed, the same shall be disposed of by the competent authority within four weeks thereafter. If the order is adverse to the petitioner, the petitioner would be at liberty to raise industrial dispute in accordance with law and the proceedings presently pending before the Conciliation Officer shall be deferred for a period of eight weeks and to continue thereafter in the event the order is adverse to the interest of the petitioner. c) In the event the Conciliation Officer submits failure report to the Government, it will be reconsidered by the appropriate Government and appropriate orders be passed expeditiously. Obviously, the respondents will not raise a question of limitation. Petition stands disposed of with the above directions. No order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.