1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPEAL NO.982 OF 2005 IN WRIT PETITION NO.653 OF 2005 Ravindra H. Sonarikar ...Appellant v/s Air India Ltd. And anr. ...Respondents Mr Jayprakash Sawant for Appellant. Mr S.K. Talsaniya, Sr Counsel with Mr S.K. Chari i/b M/s M.V. Kini and Co. for Appellants. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND V.R. KINGAONKAR JJ. DATE : 22ND MARCH 2010. 2 P.C. :- 1] By consent of parties, the order dated 21st March 2005 passed in writ petition No.653 of 2005 by the learned Single Judge of this Court and the order passed by the National Industrial Tribunal, Mumbai in Approval Application No.NTB-65 of 1999 are set aside. It is held that it was not necessary for the respondent  Air India Ltd. to make application under section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 for seeking approval of the Tribunal in relation to the appellant. Appeal is disposed off. All contentions available to both the sides are kept open. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Associate / Private Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. (JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH) (JUSTICE V.R. KINGAONKAR)