BOMBAY SHOE-SHINE WORKERS CO-OP. SOCIETY LTD. vs THE GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY MUMBAI DIVISION AND 2 ORS.

Judgment text excerpt

J-WP-1643-2022.odt rajshree IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1643 OF 2022 Bombay Shoe-Shine Workers Co-Op. .. Petitioners Society Ltd. through its Secretary, A registered Co-op. Society bearing its Registration No.BOM/PRD/IND/ 298 of 1975, Room No.40, Asha Nagar, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz (East), Mumbai-400 005. Versus 1 The General Manager, Central .. Respondents Railway Mumbai Division, Central Railway Headquarters, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001. [email protected], [email protected] 2 Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Mumbai division (Central Railways), Catering Section, First Floor, PRS Building, Reservation Centre, CSMT, Mumbai-400 001. [email protected] 3 Director Traffic Commercial, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), 239, Railway Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001. [email protected] Ms.Jane Cox a/w Mr.Vinayak Suthar i/b Mr.Ghanshyam RAJSHREE Digitally KISHOR RAJSHREE signed by KISHOR MORE Thombare for the Petitioners. Mr.T.J. Pandian a/w Gautam Modanwal for the Respondents. Date: 2026.03.21 MORE 17:09:02 +0530 1/29 J-WP-1643-2022.odt CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 18th MARCH 2026 JUDGMENT (PER BHARATI DANGRE, J) : 1 The Petitioner Bombay Shoe-Shine Workers Co-Op. Society Ltd., a Society registered under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 as Producers’ Society and sub-categorized as Industrial Producers’ Society as per Section 10(1) the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961, engaged in carrying out an activity of polishing shoes of passengers at Earmarked Railway Stations, has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs :- “a. That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to peruse Shoe Shine policy 2018 fra