1] In all these petitions, the petitioner is challenging the judgment and order dated 8.7.2015 delivered by the Industrial Court, Latur, in Complaint (ULP) Nos.180/2011, 175/2011, 179/2011, 177/2011, 178/2011 and 176/2011, filed by the respondent –employees respectively.

2] The petitioner in all these petitions is the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. All the sole respondents in these petitions are the employees, who have been charged with for having participated in an illegal strike, which occurred on 28.11.2000. Considering the involvement of the respondents in a common act, which is a common issue in all these petitions, they have been taken up together for hearing.

3] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties.

4] By the impugned judgment, the Industrial Court, Latur, has allowed the complaints filed by the respondents with costs. Unfair labour practice under Items 9 and 10 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, has been declared against the petitioner. The order of stoppage of one increment by way of punishment, has been set aside by the Indu