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SADANAND

BAMNE

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BAMNE

Date: 2025.12.11 19:39:08 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 16774 OF 2025

Nanaso Shankar Thorat &Ors. … Petitioners

versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents

…

Mrs. Seema Chopda with Mr. T.R.Yadav for the Petitioners.

Ms.Priyanka Chavan, AGP for the Respondent -State.

Mr.Avinash Ram Belge for Respondent No.5.

...

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE &

ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : DECEMBER 11, 2025

P.C:

1. This matter was called out at 6.00 p.m.

2. The Petitioners contend that the union elections are scheduled on 3^rd January, 2026. Respondent No. 5, Pandurang Kachare, who is a terminated employee of Respondent No. 6, continues to be a member of the Trade Union in view of the order dated 17^th December, 2021 passed by

the Industrial Tribunal in Application ICTU No. 1 of 2020.

3. In view of the above backdrop, the grievance of the Petitioners is that Pandurang Kachare has not paid the annual subscription/fees of the Union and, therefore, his membership would stand disqualified after the period of one year from the last payment of annual subscription.

4. We find that