1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No.3224 Of 2009 Panther Trade Union Centre .. Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. .. Respondents. With Writ Petition No.8772 Of 2009 Maharashtra Navanirman Suraksha Rakshak Sena. .. Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. .. Respondents. -------- Shri. P.L. Shahane and Shri. Parag Shahane, Advocates for petitioners. Shri. V.H. Dighe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent No.1. Shri. S.S. Dande, Advocate for respondent No.4 in WP No.8772 of 2009 2 Shri. Yatin I Thole, Advocate for respondent No.5. Shri. S.G. Chapalgaonkar, Advocate for respondent No.4 in WP No.3224 of 2009 and respondent No.8 in WP No.8772 of 2009. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE: 20th JULY 2010 PER COURT : 1) Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2) The learned counsel Shri. Thole appearing for Board - respondent Nos.5 and 6 submits that the respondent No.2 MIDC. the Principal Employer, is registered with the Board. Like the petitioners, other applicants have also registered themselves with the Board. The counsel Shri. Thole for the Board submits that several fresh applications 3 received have been forwarded to the State authorities for approval. 3) The apprehension of the petitioners is that as the MIDC has given advertisement for recruiting security guards the employment of the members of the petitioners Unions is under threat. The learned counsel Shri. Shahane has placed on record a copy of order dated 3rd February 2005 passed by Principal Bench (Coram: F.I. Rebello & S.P. Kukday, JJ) in Writ Petition No.7055 of 2004. 4) The learned counsel Shri. Shahane submitted that till the State Government passes orders on the approval applications of the petitioners the MIDC shall continue to engage the employees through the petitioners. 4 5) We direct the respondent No.1 to dispose of the applications received from the petitioners and others, if any, forwarded through respondent No.5 Board and communicate the decision to the concerned within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. The MIDC shall maintain status-quo in respect of the services of the members of the petitioners – Unions till the communication is received by the Board. After receipt of communication from the State Government, the respondent Board to take steps in accordance with law. 6) The writ petitions are disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (K.K. TATED, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.4004.10