( 1 ) THE title and description of the present petition is interesting one. It is Union of India v. Union of India. We do not know who is fighting and against, whom. It is sad that the learned Counsel appearing for Union of India and opposed by another counsel representing Union of India is not aware of the Supreme Courts judgments namely Oil and natural Gas Commission and Anr. v. CCE (1994) 116 CTR (SC) 643 : 1995 Supp (4) SCC 541 (paras 3 and 4) followed subsequently in the case of Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of AP v. Collector and Ors. AIR2003 SC 1805 , 2003 (4 )ALD27 (SC ), [2003 (2 )JCR175 (SC )], JT2003 (5 )SC 210 , (2003 )2 MLJ57 (SC ), 2003 (2 )SCALE429 , (2003 )3 scc472. For convenience paras 3 and 4 of Oil and Natural Gas Commission and Anr. (supra) are reproduced below :

( 2 ) WE direct that the Government of India shall set up a Committee consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Industry, the Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Ministry of Law, to monitor disputes between Ministry and Ministry of Government of India, Ministry and public sector undertakings of the Government of India and public sector undertakings in between themselves, to ensure that n

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