JUDGMENT :

1. This is a bunch of two Writ Petitions. Writ Petition No. 10718 of 2016 is filed by the Government of Maharashtra through Secretary, Agriculture Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai along with Deputy Director of Agriculture – Kolhapur and the Agricultural Officer, Taluka Seed Farm Centre, Radhanagari, Kolhapur being the Petitioners to challenge the impugned judgment & order dated 24. 07.2015 passed by the Industrial Court No. 1, Kolhapur in Complaint (ULP) No. 135/2008. Respondents in this Writ Petitions are 9 persons who are the original complainants namely (1) Gundu Vishnu Chandam, (2) Droupadi Mahipati Patil (since deceased), (3) Vasanti Laxman Moraskar, (4) Baban Dinkar Sankpal, (5) Shankar Rau Kamble, (6) Maruti Pandurang Sangaonkar, (7) Kerba Hari Dhere, (8) Gunda Tukaram Davar and (9) Namdev Pandurang Patade. The impugned judgement & award is passed by the learned Industrial Court on original Complaint (ULP) No. 135/2008 filed by the 9 Respondents whose names are stated above. This Complaint was filed under Section 28 r/w Items 9 and 10 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (for short, “the Sai