(-1-) MGN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1684 OF 2008 Bharatiya Postal Employees Union..Petitioner Vs. Union of India, Ministry of Communications & Ors. ....Respondents Mr. V.P. Vaidya, for the Petitioner Mr. R.A. Rodrigues with Mr. Mandar Goswami, for respondents CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & R.S.MOHITE, JJ. R.S.MOHITE, JJ. R.S.MOHITE, JJ. DATED: 10th December, 2008 DATED: 10th December, 2008 DATED: 10th December, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The petitioner had approached this Court seeking a writ by way of certiorari to quash and set aside the office order dated 28th February, 2008 and 26th March, 2008. The main submission on behalf of the petitioner was that considering Government orders the persons holding the post of Supervisors (General Line) constituted a class by themselves and as such they are not entitled to become the members of Group "C" Employees. Our attention was invited to various Notifications as also the earlier order of the Delhi High Court. Subsequent to that on 28th February, 2008 the Government has notified a fresh Panel of Recognised Associations. Amongst those Associations are the Association of Supervisors (General Line). In view of the order passed by the Delhi High Court on 6th May, 1997 the All India (-2-) Association of Supervisors (General Line) is to continue to avail recognised status till such time the interim relief of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court is in force. The copy of the Petition before the Delhi High Court was placed before us. In that petition the Petitioner-All India Association of Postal Supervisors (General Line) had prayed for quashing letter dated 19th December, 1996 and Office Memorandum dated 28th November, 1995 to the extent of Serial No.1 category Group ’C’ Postal and Serial No.8 Category Supervisors. 2. The case of the petitioners is that the process of verification of membership of Central Units is on and they apprehend that the Supervisors (General Line) would form a specific category and the persons who are members of "C" Class Union would be participating in the "C" Class Union and they should be prohibited from doing so. On query to the learned Counsel for the petitioner it is fairly submitted that the petitioner also like other Unions have members who are Supervisors (General Line). As noted earlier the issue before the Delhi High Court is the very issue though on 28th February, 2008 fresh Notification has been issued by which under serial No.(i) there is Group "C" (Postal) (Excluding Postmen) and under serial No.(xii) Supervisors (General Line) Para.3 of the Notification, however, (-3-) sets out that pending the decision of the Delhi High Court Supervisors (General Line) will continue to avail of the recognised status till such time the interim orders of the Delhi High is in force. Considering that the petitioners themselves like other Associations have membership of Supervisors (General Line) as also other Unions, in our opinion, this would not be a fit case for us at this stage to interfere under our extra ordinary jurisdiction. Hence petition dismissed. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) J.) J.)