Malegaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Throu. Ashok Patil v. Lakhan Kakaso Shendge
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 Maharashtra; MRTU and PULP Act; Section 28(1); Schedule IV Item 1(a)(b)(d); Item 1(a); Section 30(2); Section 3(5); Industrial Disputes Act Section 25F; 240 days continuous service; reinstatement; unfair labour practice; victimisation; cooperative sugar factory appointments; resolution 11 December 2019; appointment orders 27 February 2020; Chairman signature versus Managing Director; Standing Order 3 A; outward register interpolation 9716/1 to 9716/312; Commissioner of Sugar stay order 3 April 2020; Indulkar Pattern; burden of proof on complainant; appellate reassessment of evidence; Bhogawati Sahakari Sakhar Kumbhar (2020) 2 Bom CR 471 distinguished; Industrial Court Pune revision; First Labour Court Pune Complaint (ULP) 31 of 2021; Revision Application (ULP) 66 of 2024; Malegaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana; Amit Borkar J.
What did the court decide?
Judgment and Orders dated 17 March 2025 and 7 March 2025 of the Industrial Court, Pune in all Revision Applications quashed and set aside; common Judgment and Order dated 18 May 2024 of the First Labour Court, Pune restored; respondents' claims for reinstatement and other reliefs in their complaints dismissed; no order as to costs.