1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3539 OF 2009 Maharashtra State Electricity Board, presently known as ) Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., )..Petitioners Vs Shri Jagannath Ganapati Kanase )..Respondent ­­­­ Ms.A.R.S.Baxi for the petitioners. Mr.V. V .Yadav for the respondent. ­­­­ Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 25th November, 2009. PC 1 The petitioners impugned an order dated 23.1.2009 passed by the Member, Industrial Court, Satara allowing the complaint filed by the respondent and declaring that the petitioners have engaged in unfair labour practices and further declaring that their order dated 18.1.2002 was illegal. By the order dated 18.1.2002 the pay scale of the respondent has been reduced from Rs.1820 to Rs.1710. The record indicates that the respondent was appointed on 29.4.1988 and on the date of appointment his pay scale was fixed at Rs.Rs.670 in the payscale of 600­35­1125. The record clearly shows that one other person by name Sanjay Kamatnure was also appointed on the same pay scale on 27.5.1988 i.e a few days after the respondent was appointed. The service book of Mr.Kamatnure indicates that his pay scale was fixed by an order dated 23.1.2002 at Rs.1820 in 1992. This 2 order has been passed after the impugned order dated 18.1.2002 was passed. The service record of the said Shri Kamatnure further contains endorsement indicating that his pay scale has further been increased in 1993, 1994 and 1995. In this view of the matter, there is no substance in the petition. Hence, petition stands summarily rejected. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3