Krantikari Sureksha Rakshak Sanghatana v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order dated 19.12.2025, Bombay High Court (Ghunge/Bhobe coram: Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ.), in IA No.38333/2025 and IA No.38335/2025 in Writ Petition No.6434/2025 — Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) v. State of Maharashtra; Security Guard Board; unpaid salaries of security guards; Tehsildar notices dated 19.09.2025 and 24.10.2025 stayed on deposit of Rs.24 lakhs (balance by 27.01.2026); union Krantikari Suraksha Rakshak Sanghatana impleaded as respondent; redeployment of security guards on priority by seniority without prejudice; restraint on coercive steps; fixed deposit of unclaimed guard shares; apportionment subject to result of petition; final hearing at admission stage listed 28.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
IA/38335/2025 allowed by consent — Krantikari Suraksha Rakshak Sanghatana added as Respondent in Writ Petition No.6434 of 2025 (re-verification dispensed). IA/38333/2025: impugned Tehsildar notices dated 19.09.2025 and 24.10.2025 stayed, conditional on Petitioner No.1 depositing Rs.24 lakhs with the Security Guard Board by 10.01.2026 (balance by 27.01.2026, to be invested in fixed deposit); Board to apportion/disburse towards unpaid salaries of the Security Guards at issue; Board restrained from coercive steps against Petitioner No.1; guards already in employment to be deployed on priority by seniority as vacancies arise, without prejudice; Writ Petition listed on 28.01.2026 for final hearing at the admission stage.