1. All these petitions have been Admitted by an order passed by this Court on 18/02/2003 which reads as under :-

“Heard Shri S.B.Deshmukh, learned Advocate for the petitioners and Shri Shelke, for respondents 1, 2 and 5.

2. The only point which is raised in these petitions is, whether the Industrial Court can review its final order, by exercising powers under section 30 sub-section (2) of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971.

3. The Industrial Court, on December 30, 1994 disposed of five complaints filed by the employees working with the petitioner-Municipal Council. After dismissal of the complaints i.e. after lapse of two years i.e. on July 10, 1996, the respondents filed Review Application, seeking review of the orders dated 30th December, 1994 on the ground that while passing of the order, the Industrial Court has not considered the effect of the Standing Orders and the settlement arrived at between the employees and the Municipal Council and ignoring those provisions, relief has been granted from the date of the order and not from the date on which the respective employees completed 180 or 240 days continuous work