Principal Commissioner Of Customs (General) v. Deepak Kumar

405-aswp18613-2024.doc AGK

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.18613 OF 2024 Principal Commissioner of Customs (General) & Ors.

... Petitioners V/s.

Deepak Kumar & Ors.

... Respondents Mr. Anirudha A. Garge for the petitioners.

ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Mr. Ramesh Ramamurthy with Mr. Saikumar Ramamurthy for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Date: 2024.12.16 16:26:44 +0530 Mr. Rahul Walia for respondent Nos.5 to 15.

CORAM : DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ & AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATED : DECEMBER 16, 2024 P.C.:

1.

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 6 January 2025.

2.

Mr. Ramamurthy, learned counsel appears for respondent Nos.1 to 4 whereas Mr. Rahul Walia, learned counsel appears for respondent Nos. 5 to 15 waive service of notice.

3.

Let affidavit-in-reply be filed by the respondents within three weeks from today.

4.

In the meantime, the petitioners shall also file better affidavit explaining delay in filing the instant writ petition.

405-aswp18613-2024.doc 5.

To be tagged with Writ Petition No.6154 of 2024. 6.

Having regard to the fact that interest of both sets of employees have been protected by means of an order dated 30 April 2024 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.6152 of 2024, we expect that the petitioner, in the meantime, shall comply with the judgment of the Tribunal.

(AMIT BORKAR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)