Maharashtra Rajya Mathadi, Transport And General Kamgar Union (Regd) v. The Chairman/Secretary, The Bombay Iron And Steel Labour Board And ORS

PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR 1 9-IA-322-2026 in WP-9641-2022 (C).doc PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR Date: 2026.01.16 17:24:46 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.322 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 9641 OF 2022 Maharashtra Rajya Mathadi, Transport And General Kamgar Union (Regd)

...Petitioner

Versus

The Chairman-Secretary, The Bombay Iron And Steel Labour Board And Ors.

...Respondents

----------------- Adv. A.S. Peerzada i/b. Iqbal Shaikh for the Petitioner. Mr. Yash Momaya a/w Munaf Virjee, Rushabh Parekh & Tirtha Mukherjee i/b. AMR Law for Respondent Nos. 5 to 8.

----------------- CORAM : R. I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

DATED : 14TH JANUARY, 2026 P.C.:- 1.

The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner has sought permission to amend the prayers in the Interim Application by seeking a prayer for permission to amend the Writ Petition by adding paragraphs 11(a-iii) after paragraph 11(a-ii) in the Writ Petition. Permission is granted. 2.

The amendment shall be carried out forthwith in the prayer clause of the Interim Application. Reverification is dispensed with. 3.

By this Interim Application and the amended prayer, the Petitioner has sought permission to amend the Petition. The proposed amendment is also set out below the prayer which is for adding two prayers in the Writ Pallavi 1/2

2 9-IA-322-2026 in WP-9641-2022 (C).doc Petition. The prayer sought is for quashing and setting aside the letters/orders dated 1 December 2022, 21 January 2023, 5 April 2023 and 15 May 2023 as being bad in law and illegal. There is an interim prayer also sought for stay on the effect and implementation of the aforementioned impugned letters/orders.

4.

The impugned letters/orders are subsequent events which have arisen after the filing of the present Writ Petition. There is no opposition to the grant of permission to amend the Writ Petition as sought for in the Interim Application.

5.

In view thereof, the Petitioner is permitted to amend the Writ Petition in terms of the aforesaid prayers sought for and which forms part of the Interim Application. This amendment shall be carried out within a period of one week from today. Re-verification is dispensed with. 6.

Interim Application No.322 of 2026 is accordingly disposed of. 7.

Amended Writ Petition shall be served by the Petitioner on the Respondents simultaneously on carrying out of the amendment. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [R.I. CHAGLA, J.] Pallavi 2/2