Wp3270.98 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3270 OF 1998 Maharashtra State Electricity Board ....Petitioner. Vs. Smt. Shakuntala Ananda Shelke ....Respondent. Ms. Yojana R. Pagdhare i/by M/s. M.V. Jaykar & Co. for the Petitioner. None for the Respondent. CORAM : ANOOP V. MOHTA, J. DATE : 7th April, 2010 P.C.: 1 The matter is on the final hearing board. 2 The Respondent No.1 though served, none appeared. 3 The Petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 17/09/1996, whereby, the Industrial Court, Kolhapur, while dismissing the complaint directed the Respondent-Petitioner, to provide suitable employment to the Complainant within 6 months. There is a clear findings given by the Industrial Court that the Petitioner-Respondent had sent proposal to the Head office for providing employment to the Complainant. However, since there was voluntary resignation of the Complainant’s husband, she was not eligible to the employment on the compassionate ground. Therefore, the Respondent has not engaged in unfair labour practice, as alleged. Having once observed above, there is no question of directing the Petitioner to give suitable employment within the 6 months Wp3270.98 2 from the date of order as passed. 4 This Court admitted the Petition on 4th August, 1999 and granted stay to the said order. None appeared for the Respondent, till this date. Therefore, nothing survives in this Petition. However, the liberty is granted to the Respondent that she is still entitled to apply for employment to the Petitioner and the Petitioner may consider the same in accordance with law and if permissible, under the law. 5 In view of this, the Petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 6 Rule made absolute. No order as to costs. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.)