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2026 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 3768

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
Sandeep V. Marne, J
Bharat Aviation Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Rahul Sudhindra Soni – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Lancy D'souza, Deepika Agarwal i/b V. M. Parkar
For the Respondents: Shailesh S. Pathak

Table of Content
1. employee breached training bond by premature resignation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. parties argue over interim relief and bond validity. (Para 6 , 7)
3. bond terms breached; training and resignation admitted. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. courts enforce bonds; withholding certificate justified. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
5. no duty to issue relieving letter pre-damages payment. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
6. interim order set aside; expedite complaint adjudication. (Para 23 , 24 , 25)

Judgment:

1) The Petition involves an interesting issue as to whether the Industrial Court can direct the employer to issue relieving letter/service certificate to the employee who, after securing training, leaves the job before completion of the service agreed in the Bond executed by him with the employer.

2) Petitioner-employer is aggrieved by interlocutory order dated 13 January 2025 passed by the Member, Industrial Court, Mumbai on Application at Exhibit U-2 filed in Complaint (ULP) No. 450 of 2024 by which the Industrial Court has directed Petitioner to issue Relieving Letter / Service Certificate to the Respondent.

3) Respondent has executed a bond in favour of the Petitioner o

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