1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3815 OF 2007 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. ...Petitioner. Vs. Dadu Vishnu Kolekar. ...Respondent. .... Mr. G.S. Hegde i/b. G.S. Hegde & Asso. for the Petitioner. Ms. P.V. Badadare for the Respondent. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. October 7, 2008. P.C. This petition has been admitted on 18th July 2007 and has been listed together with Writ Petition 4110 of 2007 since a similar issue was involved. With the consent of the Learned Counsel, the petition has been taken up for hearing and final disposal. Counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting parties are agreed in stating before the Court that the issue in the present proceedings shall stand covered by the judgment of this Court in the companion Writ Petition. For the reasons indicated in the order 2 passed in the companion Writ Petition, the order passed by the Industrial Court shall stand set aside. The imposition of the penalty of a reduction of two stages in the pay scale of the Respondent- workman for an act of misconduct would be maintained. The declaration in regard to the commission of unfair labour practices is set aside. Similarly, the direction which was issued by the Industrial Court to the Petitioner to restore the pay scale of the Respondent upon the expiry of three years on 23rd November 1998 with all consequential benefits is set aside. It is, however, clarified that upon the reduction of the pay scale by two stages, the Respondent would be entitled to such normal increments thereafter as would be admissible to him in accordance with law. The Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. There shall be no order as to costs. ......