LAWS(BOM)-2025-5-73

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Vs. PARAG BHASKAR GHAG

Decided On May 09, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Appellant
V/S
Parag Bhaskar Ghag Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith, and, with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, heard finally.

(2.) This Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India assails the legality, propriety and correctness of a judgment and order dtd. 30/10/2021 passed by the learned Member, Industrial Court, Mumbai in Complaint (ULP) No. 313 of 2015, whereby the complaint came to be partly allowed and it was declared that the Respondents have engaged in unfair labour practices under Items 5, 6 and 9 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 ("the Act of 1971"), the Respondents were directed to cease and desist from engaging in unfair labour practices, grant permanency to the employees, and pay arrears of salaries at par with the similarly placed permanent employees from the date of their joining, the order of termination of the complainants dtd. 31/10/2015 was quashed and set aside and the Respondents were further directed to provide all statutory benefits and revised salaries to the complainants after granting permanency to them.

(3.) The backgrounds facts leading to this Petition can be stated in brief as under: