THE MUNICIPAL CORPN. OF GR. MUMBAI vs THE B. E. S. T. WORKERS UNION

k 1/18 15 wp 1526.08 os.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1526 OF 2008 The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. ....Petitioners V/S The B.E.S.T. Workers Union ....Respondent _________ Mr. Pralhad Paranjpe with Ms. Shraddha Nagaonkar and Ms. Tirtha Pawar i/b Mr. Sagar Shetty for the Petitioners. Ms. Neeta Karnik, Senior Advocate with Ms. Harshada R. Kshirsagar and Mr. Piyush Todkar for Respondent. __________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. DATE : 28 NOVEMBER 2025. ORAL JUDGMENT: 1. The Petition is filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai through the General Manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transportation Undertaking (BEST) challenging judgement and order dated 14 February 2008 passed by the learned Member, Industrial Court, Mumbai allowing Complaint (ULP) No.160 of 2007 filed by Respondent- Union and holding that the Petitioner has engaged in unfair labour practices under Item 9 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prohibition of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (MRTU & PULP Act). The Industrial Court has directed Petitioner to cease and desist from engaging