1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.367 OF 2008 Suresh Shankar Sabale. ...Petitioner. Vs. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Ltd. & Anr. ...Respondents. .... Mr.Kuldeep S. Patil for the Petitioner. Mr. G.S. Hegde for the Respondents. ..... CORAM :DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. March 31, 2008. P.C.: The Petitioner was chargesheeted in a disciplinary proceeding on the ground that in breach of the service regulations, he had contested election to the Gram Panchayat without obtaining the prior permission of the employer. After the disciplinary enquiry, a show cause notice was issued on which the Petitioner moved a complaint of unfair labour practice and sought an interim protection of his service. The application for interim relief was rejected by the Labour Court and the rejection was confirmed in revision by the 2 Industrial Court. In the meantime, the Petitioner was protected by an ad-interim order and the Counsel for the Petitioner states that the ad- interim order held the field until 17th January 2008. Thereafter, the services of the Petitioner were terminated. As a result of the termination of the services of the Petitioner, the application for interim relief has been rendered infructuous. In the circumstances, the exercise of the writ jurisdiction at the present stage is not warranted, particularly since the main Complaint of unfair labour practice is still pending and the Petition was directed against an interlocutory order. The Petition is accordingly dismissed, leaving it open to the Petitioner to pursue his remedies in the pending complaint. However, the observations contained in the impugned order and the present order are confined to the disposal of the interim application. The Labour Court shall dispose of the complaint on merits without considering itself to be bound by any of the aforesaid observations. The complaint is expedited and parties will be at liberty to move the Labour Court for setting down the time schedule for the disposal of the Complaint. 3 .......