Nana Mango Dhangar v. Jawahar Shetkari Sootgirani Ltd. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, single judge (Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.), WRIT PETITION NO. 5676 OF 2023, decided 12.12.2025. Dismissed employee challenged, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the Industrial Court Dhule's order in Revision (U.L.P.) No.44 of 2020 confirming Labour Court Dhule's rejection of his Complaint (U.L.P.) No.4 of 2012. Held: departmental enquiry fair and proper; petitioner permitted to and did cross-examine witnesses; no illegality by Enquiry Officer shown; no interference warranted; writ petition dismissed with no order as to costs. Keywords: departmental enquiry, fairness of enquiry, cross-examination of witnesses, dismissal from service, ULP complaint, Labour Court, Industrial Court, Article 227.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was dismissed from service after a departmental enquiry in which he was permitted to cross-examine the witnesses and in fact did cross-examine them.