1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 87 OF 2010 Mahaveer Anghutivala ... Petitioner Vs 1. Shri Anant Ganpat Ghandekar & anr. ... Respondents Mr. Ajay Mishra for the petitioner. None for the respondents. CORAM: S.J. VAZIFDAR, J . DATED : 5TH JANUARY, 2010. P.C. : 1. Mentioned. Not on board. Placed on board and heard finally. 2. It was submitted that the proceedings in which the impugned award dated 8th March, 2007 was passed were never served upon the petitioner. It is further submitted that the award was also not served on the petitioner. The petitioner became aware of the award only when execution proceedings were initiated and the properties were attached. 2 3. In that event the petitioner ought, at the first instance, to make an application before the labour court for setting aside the award on the ground that the proceedings were never served upon the petitioner. It is not necessary, therefore, to consider the challenge to the award on merits at this stage. 4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the Petitioner to adopt appropriate proceedings. The amount deposited by the Petitioner in the execution proceedings shall not be withdrawn by the respondents upto and including 15th February, 2010. The Petitioner is at liberty to make an application for extension of this date or for any other interim reliefs before the labour court. 5. Writ Petition, accordingly, disposed of.