Vijay Pundlikrao Kavitkar v. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Amravati

Bombay HC9 Jan 2026WP/4836/2025

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What is this about?

Writ petition disposed of without deciding merits; challenge to interim order dated 12.08.2025 (Member, Industrial Court, Amravati, Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023) rejecting stay of transfer order dated 19.07.2023 left undecided; petitioner joined transferred place under protest; Industrial Court, Amravati directed to decide ULP complaint expeditiously, preferably within two months. Keywords: ULP complaint, Industrial Court Amravati, transfer order, stay application, interim order, expeditious disposal, Zilla Parishad, under protest.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Industrial Court, Amravati to decide Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023 expeditiously and preferably within a period of two months from the date of the order. ¶¶13

Vijay Pundlikrao Kavitkar vs Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Amravati — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to the Industrial Court, Amravati to decide Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023 expeditiously and preferably within a period of two months from the date of the order.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the interim Order dated 12.08.2025 passed by the Member, Industrial Court, Amravati in Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023, rejecting the application for stay to the transfer order dated 19.07.2023, warranted interference by this Court (ultimately not dealt with). +1 more

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Court's answer

In view of the petitioner having joined at the transferred place under protest and desiring to contest the proceedings before the Industrial Court instead of pursuing the challenge to the interim order, the Court did not deal with the challenge to the interim order with respect to stay to the impugned transfer order.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the Industrial Court, Amravati to decide Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023 expeditiously and preferably within a period of two months from the date of the order.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly clarified that it has not decided the contentions on merits.obiter¶¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J., 29.01.2026), WRIT PETITION NO.4836 OF 2025 — Vijay Pundlikrao Kavitkar v. CEO, Zilla Parishad, Amravati. The petition challenged the interim Order dated 12.08.2025 passed by the Member, Industrial Court, Amravati in Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023, rejecting the petitioner's application for stay to the transfer order dated 19.07.2023. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner had joined at the transferred place under protest and desired to contest the proceedings before the Industrial Court rather than pursue the challenge to the interim order. Accordingly, the Court did not deal with the challenge to the interim order and clarified that no contentions were decided on merits. Disposing of the writ petition, the Court directed the Industrial Court, Amravati to decide Complaint (ULP) No.85/2023 expeditiously and preferably within two months.

Vijay Pundlikrao Kavitkar v. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Amravati

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