Bhanudas Gangadhar Najan v. The Managing Director Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Vikas Mahamandal And Others
WP 8299/24
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 8299 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8877 OF 2024 IN WP/8299/2024 BHANUDAS GANGADHAR NAJAN ....Petitioner
VERSUS
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR SAHITYARATNA LOKSHAHIR ANNABHAU SATHE VIKAS MAHAMANDAL AND OTHERS .....Respondent .....
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. S.B. Bhapkar Advocate for Respondents 1 to 3 : Mr. Mukund R. Kulkarni .....
CORAM
: ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
Dated : August 21, 2024 PER COURT :- 1.
The learned counsel for the respondents filed reply. Reply is taken on record.
2.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the revision petition, the Industrial Court directed to decide Complaint ULP No. 1800052/2016 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the order. He submits that as the petitioner was protected during the pendency of the proceedings before the Industrial Court, so also before the Labour court from the year 2015 onwards till date and the complaint ULP was directed to be decided within six months, the present writ petition may be disposed of with direction to protect the service of the petitioner till disposal of ULP.
3.
Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, I do not find it appropriate to interfere with the impugned order. However, the interim order which existed in favour of the petitioner should be continued till the
WP 8299/24 date of decision of Complaint ULP No. 1800052/2016, which is directed to be decided within six months from the date of order. The Labour Court to make every endeavour in terms of directions issued by the Industrial Court Aurangabad in impugned order dated 27.6.2024, to decide the ULP in six months.
4.
The parties have averred before this Court that they would not seek unnecessary adjournments before the Labour Court. The Labour Court to decide the matter expeditiously in terms of the directions of the Industrial Court. If the matter is protracted before the Labour Court, the respondents would be at liberty to apply for recalling of the present order. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J. ) ssc/