The Vice Chancellor/ Registrar, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola and Another v. Prakash Tukaram Khadgi
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; single judge (Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.); decided 07.10.2025; W.P. Nos.2130, 620 and 4104 of 2024; Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola v. Prakash Tukaram Khadgi. Industrial Court, Akola's decision dated 22.11.2022 in Revision ULP No.46/2015 (against Labour Court order dated 30.03.2015 in Complaint ULP No.6/2005) set aside for failure to consider all grounds raised by the petitioner; matter remanded for fresh decision on all grounds with hearing to both parties; six-week timeline; appearance fixed on 13.10.2025; consequential setting aside of Labour Court order dated 01.07.2023 in Application IDA No.12/2017 and Appellate Court order dated 28.02.2024 in PGA Appeal No.26/2023; petitions partly allowed; no order as to costs; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition No.2130 of 2024 partly allowed; order of the Industrial Court, Akola in Revision ULP No.46/2015 set aside and matter remanded to the Industrial Court to decide all grounds raised by the petitioner after giving both parties an opportunity of hearing; Industrial Court directed to endeavour to decide the proceedings within six weeks, with both parties to appear before it on 13.10.2025; consequently, in Writ Petition Nos.620/2024 and 4104/2024, the impugned orders dated 01.07.2023 (Application IDA No.12/2017, Labour Court, Akola) and dated 28.02.2024 (PGA Appeal No.26/2023, Appellate Court) were also set aside, those proceedings to be decided after the revision within six weeks; no order as to costs.