BANK OF BARODA vs SHASHIKANT PITALE AND 44 ORS.

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Neeta Sawant FC- WRIT PETITION NO. 3063 OF 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3063 OF 2014 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (LODG.) NO. 37357 OF 2025 Bank of Baroda …..Petitioner : Versus : Shri. Shashikant Pitale & Ors. ….Respondents Mr. Lancy D’souza with Ms. Deepika Agrawal i/b. Mr. V.M. Parkar, for the Petitioner. Mr. B.K. Barve with Mr. Sandeep Barve and Mr. Sinny Sebastian i/b. B.K. Barve & Co. for Respondent Nos.3, 4(a) to 4(e), 5 to 8, 9(a) to 9(d), 10, 11, 13 to 19, 21 to 40 and 42 to 45. Mr. Yogesh M. Lokhande, Respondent No.20 in person and Power of Attorney Holder of Respondent No.2 and Applicant-in-person in IA(L.)-37357 of 2025. Digitally CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. signed by NEETA NEETA SHAILESH SHAILESH SAWANT Reserved On : 28 November 2025. SAWANT Date: 2025.12.12 17:44:57 +0530 Pronounced On : 12 December 2025. JUDGMENT : 1) The Petitioner-Bank has filed the present Petition challenging the Award dated 18 June 2014 passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-II, Mumbai passed in Reference No. CGIT-2/64 of 2003. By the impugned Award, the reference is answered partly in the affirmative and the Petitioner-Bank is directed to reinstate the Respondent-Workmen in service with 30% _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE NO. 1 of 27 12 December 2025 Neeta Sawant FC- WRIT PETITION NO. 3063 OF 2014 backwages and other consequential benefits with continuity of service. The Tribunal has further directed regularisation of services of the Respondent-Workmen at par with other similarly placed workmen as per their seniority and in accordance with the settlement. 2) Petitioner is a nationalized Bank carrying on banking operations through various branches. Re