M/S. Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. v. Satyavijay Suresh Keni And ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5217 OF 2017 M/s. Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

..Petitioner v/s.

Satyavijay Suresh Keni & Anr.

..Respondents Mr. V.P. Vaidya a/w. Mr. Mahendra Agawekar for the Petitioner. Ms. Jane Cox a/w. Ms. Karishma Rao for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.

DATED : 9th JUNE, 2017.

P.C.

1.

With consent of the parties, the matter is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission. The Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are in service with the petitioner company as Office Assistant and Store Assistant respectively. The services of the respondents were transferred by Transfer Order dated 25th March, 2017. The Respondent filed a complaint of Unfair Labour Practice under Item 3, 9 and 10 of the MRTU & PULP Act, 1971. The learned Member of the Industrial Tribunal, by the impugned Order dated 4th March,

2017 restrained the petitioners from transferring the respondents in pursuance of the transfer order dated 25th March, 2017 till the disposal of the complaint.

2.

In the course of the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that considering the fact that the respondent nos.1 and 2 are working on a clerical post with meagre salary of Rs.13000/- and Rs.9500/- respectively, they would be retained at the present post till the disposal of the complaint. The statement is accepted.

3.

The learned Counsel for the petitioner further submitted that considering the limited scope of the enquiry, directions may be given to the learned Member of the Industrial Court to dispose of the complaint expeditiously.

4.

In the light of the statement made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the petition stands dismissed. 5.

The learned Member of the Industrial Court is directed to dispose of the complaint (ULP) No. 92 of 2017 as expeditiously as possible, and in any event within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court

has not gone into to merits or demerits of the case. All points and contentions are kept open.

(ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.)