Partly allowed
Pandhari Kashinath Aglave v. Area General Manager, Western Coalfields Ltd. and Others
Bombay HCWP/3432/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This common judgment addresses multiple first appeals and writ petitions where Western Coalfields Limited challenged the Special Tribunal under the CBA Act. The court held the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to decide title disputes pending in civil courts and to direct employment under the Coal India Policy, quashing such orders that exceeded its statutory mandate.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders of the Special Tribunal directing Western Coalfields Limited to provide employment and/or determining title/shares were quashed and set aside in all cases.