This writ petition challenged the Estate Officer's rejection of a claim for High Power Committee referral. The court dismissed the petitions, holding the order unassailable and questions on merits kept open.
All petitions dismissed; questions on merits kept open.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.2263 OF 2007 ALONG WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2285 OF 2007 ALONG WITH WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.2135 OF 2007
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. ... Petitioner
Vs.
Life Insurance Corporation Ltd. ... Respondent
Mr. C.M. Korde, senior counsel with Ms. S.V. Sonawane for the petitioner.
Mr. V.Y. Sanglikar for the respondent.
CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & DR.D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.
DATED : OCTOBER 30, 2007.
P.C.:-
being a public sector undertaking, the dispute involved herein
should be referred to the High Power Committee. The Estate
Officer has by relying on the judgment of the Supreme Court in
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Steel Authority of India Limited v. LIC of India, AIR 1997 SC
2590 , rejected the objection raised by the petitioner.
Needless to say that all questions on merits of the case are kept open.
[SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.]
[DR. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.]
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Power Committee referral is mandatory in a dispute involving a public sector undertaking.
Whether the Estate Officer's rejection of the petitioner's objection based on Supreme Court precedent is faulted.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Steel Authority of India Limited v. LIC of IndiaRelied on¶1
<u>Steel Authority of India Limited v. LIC of India, AIR 1997 SC</u> <u>2590</u> · Who else cites this
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Life Insurance Corporation Ltd.
Ranjana Desai
D.Y. Chandrachud
As recorded by the court registry
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