Bombay High CourtIA/7178/2024disposed off

Oil Field Employees Association v. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Of India

2024-08-07Hon'Ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak2 pages

LSP 1 22 ia 7178.24.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Interim Application No.7178 of 2024 In Contempt Petition No.351 of 2005 Oil Field Employees Association ...

Applicant.

In the matter between Transport and Dock Workers Union ...

Petitioner V/s.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India ...

Respondents.

With Contempt Petition No.353 of 2005 With Contempt Petition No.354 of 2005 With Contempt Petition No.351 of 2005 Transport and Dock Workers Union ...

Petitioner.

V/s.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

And others ...

Respondents.

Mr. Shaligram G. Mishra, the Applicant-in-person present. Ms. Firdaus Moosa i/b. Mr. Prakash Mahadik for original petitioner in all contempt petitions.

Mr. Gobindram D. Talreja i/b. Gobindram D. Talreja & Associates for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 (ONGC).

CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR, AND Digitally signed by LATA SUNIL PANJWANI Date:

2024.08.09 11:50:31 +0530 M.M. SATHAYE, JJ.

LATA SUNIL PANJWANI DATE : 07 August 2024.

LSP 2 22 ia 7178.24.doc P.C. :

Interim Application No.7178/2024, which is on Board today is taken out by one Mr. Shaligram Mishra claiming to be representing Oil Field Employees Association for impleadment in the Contempt Petitions and to re-open the Contempt Petition which has been disposed of.

Three Contempt Petitions bearing No.351/2005, 353/2005 and 354/2005 taken out by the Unions are pending consideration. 3.

The primary enquiry in Contempt Petitions would be whether the orders of this Court have been breached and whether the Respondents have committed any contempt of the Court. That being the scope of the enquiry, intervention cannot be by way of a right. Apart from this position, we note that the Contempt Petitions are listed before the Division Bench headed by the learned Chief Justice. In such a situation, it will not be proper for us to entertain the Application separately. No orders on the Application, at present. (M.M. SATHAYE, J.) (NITIN JAMDAR, J.)