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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
G.S.KULKARNI, AARTI SATHE
Divisional Manager, Forest Development Corporation, Nashik – Appellant
Versus
Tulashiram Rama Khutade – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case involving unfair labor practices. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding appointments and claims for regularization. (Para 5 , 6 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. court's analysis on continuous service and public employment principles. (Para 7 , 8 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. legal requirements for regularization of employment based on service duration. (Para 17 , 20 , 24) |
| 5. final order directing benefits to the respondents within specified timeline. (Para 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
G.S. Kulkarni, J.
1. This batch of Letters Patent Appeals assails a common judgment and order dated 13 June 2001 rendered by the learned Single Judge on a clutch of petitions, hence, they are being disposed of by this common judgment. At the outset, we need to observe that the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge confirms the orders passed by the Industrial Court. Hence, the concurrent findings of the Courts against the appellant is the subject matter of consideration in these appeals.
2. The facts are identical, insofar as all these writ petitions decided by the learned Single Judge are concerned, except that the respondents/employees in the respective writ petitions w
Long-term engagement of employees for over 240 days establishes entitlement to regularization, reinforcing the principle against unfair labor practices applicable to public sector employment.
The court's decision established that when temporary or ad-hoc appointments are continued for a long period of time, the Court has to presume that there is a regular need for service on regular posts....
The judgment emphasizes the statutory rights of industrial workers and the prohibition of unfair labour practices under the MRTU & PULP Act, 1971.
Prolonged continuous service of employees necessitates regularization irrespective of absence of sanctioned posts, reinforcing the obligation of fair employment practices by the state.
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