IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
RAJESH PATIL, A.S. CHANDURKAR, JJ
State Of Maharashtra – Appellant
Versus
Mayavati Ramchandra Sawant – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners' stance on temporary nature (Para 3 , 4) |
| 2. respondents' claim for regularisation (Para 5) |
| 3. consideration of undisputed facts (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. writ petition outcome (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners are aggrieved by the judgment of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) passed in Original Application No.756 of 2020 dated 14/02/2022 by which the said Original Application preferred by the respondents was allowed and a direction was issued to the petitioners to regularise the services of the respondents in terms of the order passed by the Industrial Court in Complaint (ULP) No.248 of 1996 decided on 29/07/2003.
3. The petitioners in their affidavit in reply took the stand that the services rendered by the respondents were of a temporary nature and that they had not been continued in service voluntarily. It was only on account of orders passed in various proceedings that the services of the respondents were being continued. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Secretary, State of Karnataka and other Vs. Umadevi &
Secretary, State of Karnataka and others Vs. Umadevi & others
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