Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. Rameshwar P. Gawade

(D.Y. Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee, JJ.)

Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited ______ Petitioner;

v.

Rameshwar P. Gawade ____________________________ Respondent.

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 17872/2019, decided on August 5, 2019

(For Admission and I.R. and IA No. 110533/2019-Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) With SLP (C) No. 17887/2019 (IX) (For Admission and I.R. and IA No. 110724/2019-Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) SLP (C) No. 18100/2019 (IX) (For Admission and I.R. and IA No. 112046/2019-Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment)

The Order of the court was delivered by

Order

1. Mr. J.P. Cama, learned Senior Counsel submits that transferability is a condition of service, hence there was no justification for the Industrial Court to interfere with order of transfer of employees, and the High Court erred in dismissing¹ the writ petition.

2. Issue notice returnable in six weeks.

3. In the meantime, there shall be a stay of the operation of the impugned judgment and order of the High Court dated 12-3-2019¹ until further orders.

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¹ Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. Ravindra A. Chabukswar, Writ Petition No. 2373 of 2019, order dated 12-3-2019 (Bom)