1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Letters Patent Appeal No. 346/2008 in Writ Petition No. 3199/2008 (D) M/s. Vidarbha Bidi Ltd. Thr. Director and anr. ..vs.. Maharashtra Rajya General Bidi Kamgar Union -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. V. P. Marpakwar, Advocate for appellant. Mr. A. P. Wachasunder, Advocate for respondent. CORAM: D. K. DESHMUKH AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. DATED : 1 st DECEMBER, 2008 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By consent of the parties, the appeal is disposed of in the following terms:- (i) Order passed by learned Single Judge dated 15.10.2008 in Writ Petition No. 3199/2008 is set aside. That writ petition is disposed of. (ii) Order passed by Industrial Court, Bhandara in Complaint ULPA No. 12/2008 dated 04.07.2008 is set aside. The application is remitted back to the learned Industrial Court for de novo consideration and decision in accordance with law. The Industrial Court shall decide that application 2 as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six months from the date on which writ of this order is served on the Industrial Court. (iii) During the pendency of application for interim relief, the Members of the applicant/complainant before the Industrial Court may, without prejudice to their rights and contentions, report at the new centres in relation to which the dispute has been raised and if they so report, the appellants in this appeal shall provide them with work as per their statement made in their reply. Reporting by employees and providing of work by employer at the new centres shall be without prejudice to the respective rights of the parties. The Industrial Court shall be at liberty to make any further orders in relation to such arrangement, while disposing of application for interim relief. JUDGE JUDGE kahale