1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. WRIT PETITION NO.1424 OF 2004 Shashikant Atmaram Mulik. ...Petitioner. Vs. National Textile Corporation (S.M.) Ltd.& Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr. Sachin Masurkar for the Petitioner. Mrs. Meena Doshi for Respondent No.1. Ms. Mamata Sadh, AGP for Respondent No.3. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. November 16, 2006. P.C. At the hearing of the petition, Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and the First Respondent are agreed to the following order being passed by consent without any further reasons being recorded: 1. The Judgment and Order of the Labour Court dated 13th May 2002 in Application (BIR) 964 of 1985 and of the Industrial Court dated 10th October 2003 in Appeal (IC) 84 of 2002 are quashed and set aside; 2 2. Application (BIR) 964 of 1985 is restored to the file of the 8th Labour Court at Mumbai; 3. In terms of the prayer of the management in the Written Statement, the management shall be granted by the Labour Court, an opportunity to lead evidence to substantiate the charge of misconduct; 4. The Labour Court is requested to expedite the disposal of the application and to endeavour to deliver a final award within a period of six months from the date on which a certified copy of this order is placed on the file of the Labour Court. The Petition is accordingly disposed of. .....