IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SANDEEP V.MARNE
Bank of Baroda – Appellant
Versus
Shashikant Pitale – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to illegal termination and reinstatement. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments on wrongful termination and claims for regularization. (Para 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. court's consideration of termination validity. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. considerations on reinstatement and compensation. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 24) |
| 5. rejection of regularization claims due to absence of sanctioned posts. (Para 36 , 37) |
| 6. direction for lump-sum compensation instead of reinstatement. (Para 41 , 42 , 43) |
JUDGMENT :
SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.
1. The Petitioner-Bank has filed the present Petition challenging the Award dated 18 June 2014 passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-II, Mumbai passed in Reference No. CGIT-2/64 of 2003. By the impugned Award, the reference is answered partly in the affirmative and the Petitioner-Bank is directed to reinstate the Respondent-Workmen in service with 30% backwages and other consequential benefits with continuity of service. The Tribunal has further directed regularisation of services of the Respondent-Workmen at par with other similarly placed workmen as per their seniority and in accordance with the settlement.
2. Petitioner is a nationali


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