1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 160 OF 2011 IN W.P. NO. 4430/09. Sambhaji Shivram Pawar .vs. The Divisional Controller, M.S.R.T. Corporation, Buldhana Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. B.M. Khan, Advocate for appellant. Mr. V.G. Wankhede, Advocate for respondent. CORAM : S.A. BOBDE & S.B. DESHMUKH, JJ. DATED : APRIL 25, 2011. This appeal is against the judgment of the learned Single Judge reducing the quantum of back wages from 100% to 50% for a period of 23 years. The learned Single Judge has observed that the parties had not acted diligently and had not taken timely steps. It appears from the judgment that the appellant filed a Complaint (ULP) No. 251/80 along with an application for condonation of delay almost 5 years after his removal and did not prosecute it seriously but switched between the different forums though prohibited by Section 59 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions & Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971. 2 Having regard to these and other circumstances and in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in several cases which are referred to by the learned Single Judge in paragraph nos. 8 & 9, i.e. M/s. P.V.K. Distillery Limited .vs. Mahendra Ram reported in 2009 (121) FLR 381, J.K. Synthetics Limited .vs. K.P. Agrawal & another reported in 2007 I CLR 670, General Manager, Haryana Roadways .vs. Rudhan Singh reported in 2005 II CLR 1055 SC, Executive Engineer, Public Health Division .vs. Kumesh reported in 2008 II LLJ 826, Prakash Kisan Shirke .vs. Koyana Education Society reported in 2009 (14) Scale 134, Malla C.N. .vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir reported in (2009 IV LLJ 667 (SC), M/s. Reetu Marbles .vs. Prabhakant Shukla reported in 2009 (14) SCALE 308, UPSRTC Limited .vs. Sarada Prasad Misra reported in 2006 Lab. I.C. 2621), Subhash .vs. Divisional Controller, MSRTC reported in 2009 IV LLJ 411, Talwara Cooperative Credit & Service Society Limited .vs. Sushil Kumar reported in 2009 I LLJ 326, we do not consider it appropriate to interfere in this appeal. The appeal stands dismissed. Judge Judge J.