: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9917 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.9917 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.9917 OF 2004 Co-operative Bank Employees Union ).. Petitioner Versus Assistant Registrar under BIR Act ) and another ).. Respondents Mr.M.S. Topkar for the Petitioner. Mr.S.M.Dharap with Mrs.Anjali N. Helekar for Respondent No.2. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 29TH MARCH 2005 DATED: 29TH MARCH 2005 DATED: 29TH MARCH 2005 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . This Petition challenges the order dated 10th September 2004 passed by the Member, Industrial Court, Nashik in Appeal No.3 of 2004 condoning the delay in filing the Appeals under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, The Industrial Court has found that initially Appeal (BIR) No.5 of 1998 had been filed. An order passed on that Appeal was challenged in this Court. This Court by its order dated 18th June 2002 recorded a statement made by the Respondent Union that it will file six separate Appeals. Accordingly, the Industrial Court has found that within fifteen days from that order on 1st July 2002, the Respondent Union filed six separate Appeals. However, those Appeals were not numbered and it : 2 : was only after hearing parties as to whether separate numbers should be given to each of these Appeals that the Appeals were numbered sometime thereafter in 2004. All these facts have been considered by the Industrial Court. Condonation of delay is a discretionary order. I see no reason to interfere with the findings of the Industrial Court. Hence, Petition rejected. 2. Office to issue authenticated copy of this order.