Krantikari Sureksha Rakshak Sanghatana vs Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Krantikari Sureksha Rakshak Sanghatana vs Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Motion for speaking to the minutes allowed by consent: paragraph 6 of the order dated 19.12.2025 replaced; Tehsildar's notices dated 19.09.2025 and 24.10.2025 stayed subject to deposit of Rs.24 lakhs with the Security Guard Board by 10.01.2026 towards unpaid security guard salaries; original order to be corrected and corrected order uploaded.

Issue for consideration

Whether paragraph 6 of the order dated 19th December, 2025 should be corrected on a motion for speaking to the minutes.

Court's answer

By consent, paragraph no.6 of the order dated 19th December, 2025 is replaced with a corrected paragraph.

Ratio / Principle

As corrected, the impugned notice dated 19th September 2025, along with the notice dated 24th October 2025 issued by the Tehsildar, stands stayed on condition that Petitioner No.1 deposits Rs.24 lakhs with the Security Guard Board on or before 10th January, 2026.

Key takeaways

The Security Guard Board is responsible to apportion and disburse the Rs.24 lakhs towards the unpaid salaries of the security guards at issue; guards desirous of withdrawing their shares must do so within 30 days; any remainder is to be deposited in Court and invested by the Registry in a fixed deposit with a nationalised bank, initially for one year.ratio¶28
The original order is to be corrected and the corrected order uploaded.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ghuge & Bhobe, JJ., in Chamber), by consent, allowed a motion for speaking to the minutes of its order dated 19.12.2025 in Writ Petition No. 6434 of 2025 (Steel Authority of India Ltd. & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.) and replaced paragraph 6 thereof. As corrected, the Tehsildar's notices dated 19.09.2025 and 24.10.2025 stand stayed on condition that Petitioner No.1 deposits Rs. 24 lakhs with the Security Guard Board on or before 10.01.2026; the Board is to apportion and disburse the amount towards the unpaid salaries of the security guards at issue, who may withdraw their shares within 30 days, failing which the remainder is to be deposited in Court and invested by the Registry in a fixed deposit with a nationalised bank, initially for one year. The original order is to be corrected and the corrected order uploaded. Companion Interim Application No. 38335 of 2025 (applicant: Krantikari Suraksha Rakshak Sanghatana) was listed along with IA/38333/2025; the order records no separate relief for it.

Digitally signed by GAURI GAURI AMIT AMIT GAEKWAD GAEKWAD Date: 2026.02.04 11:19:39 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

INTERIM APPLICATION NO.38333 OF 2025 IN

WRIT PETITION NO.6434 OF 2025

Steel Authority of India Ltd. ….Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :

Steel Authority of India Ltd. & Anr. ….Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ….Respondents

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.38335 OF 2025 IN

WRIT PETITION NO.6434 OF 2025

Krantikari Suraksha Rakshak Sanghatana ….Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :

Steel Authority of India Ltd. & Anr. ….Petitioners Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ….Respondents

Mr. Simmy Sebastian a/w. Ms. Diksha Gaikwad and Ms. Vidya i/b. B.K. Barve and Co. for the Applicant in IA/38333/2025 and for the Petitioners in the Petitions.

Ms. Jane Cox a/w. Mr. Vinayak Suthar i/b. Mr. Ghanshyam Thombare for the Applicant in IA/38335/2025.

Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. Priyanka Chavan, AGP for the Respondent – State.

Mr. Prathmesh T. Bhanuwanshe i/b. Mr. Sanjay P. Shinde for Respondent Nos.2 and 3.

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CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. (IN CHAMBER)

DATE : 29^th JANUARY, 2026

P.C. :-

This is a motion for speaking to the minutes of the order dated 19^th December, 2025. By consent, Paragraph no.6 is replaced with the following paragraph :-

“6. In view of the above, we direct that the impugned notice dated 19^th September 2025, along with the notice dated 24^th October 2025, issued by the Tehsildar, would stand stayed on the condition that Petitioner No.1 would deposit Rs.24 lakhs with the Security Guard Board on or before 10^th January, 2026. It would be the responsibility of the Security Guard Board to apportion and disburse the said amount of Rs.24 lakhs towards the unpaid salaries of the Security Guards at issue before us. Those Security Guards who are desirous of withdrawing their shares, shall do so within 30 days from today. In the event any of the Security Guards do not withdraw their shares from the amounts deposited, the Security Guard Board shall deposit the remainder amount in this Court which shall be invested by the Registry in a Fixed Deposit with a nationalised bank, initially for a period of one year.”

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Original order to be corrected and the corrected order to

be uploaded.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

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