1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1826/2000 Tulshiram Kisan Sapkal ..versus.. Gram Panchayat Chautha and another =-=-=---=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders of directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-== Shri S.S.Ghate, counsel for the petitioner Mr. S.A.Radke, counsel for Respondent No. 1 C ORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATED : 29th JULY, 2010. Heard. 2) The learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Akola, held that reference referred by Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Nagpur, is not maintainable as it has no jurisdiction to deal with the same and directed that the award be submitted to the State Government of Industries and Labour Department. 3) Both the learned counsel admits the legal position that the Gram Panchayat is an industry under the Industrial Disputes Act. 4. At the request of both the sides, in the light of legal position illustrated above, keeping of issues 2 open between the parties to be agitated before the learned Judge, the order under challenge is set aside. The learned Judge shall independently deal with the claims raised by the employee and also the objections accelerated by the Gram Panchayat. The learned Judge shall ensure, considering the age of the matter, to dispose of the same upto 20th December, 2010. Writ petition disposed of in above terms. No costs. (K.U.Chandiwal) JUDGE. Rvjalit