The High Court at Bombay disposed of two writ petitions. It set aside an impugned Industrial Court order, allowed an amendment application, set a timeline for disposal of complaints, and awarded costs.
Impugned order set aside; amendment application allowed; costs of Rs. 10,000 each awarded to respondents 1-7.
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(28) WPL 871-16
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
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WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 871 OF 2016
Indian Education Society ...Petitioner
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Shri Ramesh Ghanashyam Bhowar ...Respondents & Ors.
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 875 OF 2016
Indian Education Society ...Petitioner
Versus
Indian Education Society Employees' ...Respondents Union & Anr.
Mr. Kiran S. Bapat i/b Nandini G. Menon for the Petitioner. Mr. S. N. Deshpande for the Respondents.
CORAM : S. C. GUPTE, J. DATE : 12th APRIL, 2016.
P. C. :
petition may be disposed of without indicating reasons for the order. Accordingly, the following order is passed:
(i) The impugned order of the Industrial Court dated 1st
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February, 2016 is set aside.
(ii) The amendment application of the petitioner is allowed. (iii) However, it is made clear that none of the averments introduced by the petitioner by way of amendment of the written statement are accepted by respondent Nos.1 to 7. All contentions of the parties on merits of the amendment are kept open.
(iv) Respondent Nos.1 to 7 shall be entitled to lead such additional evidence as they may desire in connection with the amendments to the written statement allowed hereby.
(v) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he shall examine one witness on its behalf in the pending complaints.
(vi) The Industrial Court shall dispose of the pending complaints as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of 3 months from today.
(vii) The petitions are disposed of accordingly.
(viii) The petitioner shall pay the costs of these petitions quantified at Rs.10,000/- each to respondent Nos.1 to 7.
(S. C. GUPTE, J.)
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Indian Education Society
Shri Ramesh Ghanashyam Bhowar
Indian Education Society Employees' Union
S. C. Gupte
As recorded by the court registry
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