bgp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2199 OF 2009 A.V.Mohandas ..Petitioner Vs. Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2200 OF 2009 V. Sreedharan ..Petitioner Vs. Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents Mr.Sanjiv M.Shah for petitioners. Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for respondent. CORAM :- V.C.DAGA & J.P.DEVADHAR,JJ. DATE : 16th NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard. Rule, returnable forthwith. Learned Counsel for the respondent waives service. 2. Learned Counsel for both the parties agree that the issue sought to be raised in the petitions is covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of Star Television News Ltd. Vs. Union of India and Ors. 317 ITR 66. For the reasons stated in the judgment, rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). Both the petitions stand disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. 3. At this stage, it is also brought to our notice that number of such are cases pending before the Settlement Commission and the Commission is asking the petitioner/s in the pending cases to seek appropriate directions against the Settlement Commission as were issued in the case of Star Television News Ltd. (Supra). It is needless to mention that in all the pending matters, the Settlement Commission is not expected to ask the petitioner/s to seek directions from the High Court. The Settlement Commission is obliged to follow the law laid down by this Court in the cited Judgments. We hope, the Settlement Commission will take note of this order and act accordingly. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner undertakes to furnish a copy of this order to the Settlement Commission. (J.P.DEVADHAR,J.) (V.C.DAGA,J.)