Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 19 January 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: The Management of Bata India Ltd (corporate office 418/02 Bata House, MG Road, Sector 17, Gurgaon, Haryana) represented by authorised representative Hiteswar Roy, Area Sales Manager, NE Region, and respondent Hridayananda Phukan and anr, son of late Bapu Ram Phukan, ex‑employee of M/s Bata Shop North Lakhimpur, residing Salal Gaon, Lakhimpur, Assam.
- Court: Presiding Officer Labour Court, Assam, Panbazaar, Guwahati (781001), District Kamarup, Assam; the matter heard before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi.
- Proceedings: Application for condonation of delay of 61 days in filing Miscellaneous Case MC/54/2025, which is connected to writ petition WP(C)/2274/2017 filed in 2017. The original restoration application was filed as an I.A. but not accepted, leading to the delay.
- Counsel: Applicant counsel – Shri T.R. Sarma (with co‑counsel A.K. Roy); Respondent counsel – Shri P.P. Dutta (R‑1), Ms P. Sarma (R‑1), Ms P.P. Das (R‑1). Respondent counsel expressed no serious objection to condonation.
Final Outcome
- The Court condoned the 61‑day delay and allowed the I.A.
- MC/54/2025 is ordered to be listed on 20 February 2026.
- The Court directed counsel for the applicant to obtain necessary instructions to ensure full compliance with Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
- The Court urged an early disposal of the pending writ petition after appropriate orders in the miscellaneous case.
Topics: Labour Law, Court Order, Corporate Dispute