Authority: High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur
Order Date: 01.07.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Ved Prakash Tripathi, Pramesh Kumar Sahu, Dinesh Kumar Uikey, Mukesh Verma, Satish Kumar Verma, Zia Qureshi, each filing separate writ petitions (WPL Nos 84, 95, 94, 93, 91, 90 of 2026) against Naidunia, a unit of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, located at 3rd Floor, Krishna Glory Complex, Sai Nagar Hotel, Jail Road, Raipur.
- Respondent: Naidunia, a unit of Jagran Prakashan Ltd.
- Nature of proceedings: Writ petitions under the Industrial Disputes Act seeking relief against the respondent.
- Prior precedent: The Court noted that the issues are no longer res integra and are fully covered by the judgment in WPL No. 203 of 2025 (Santosh Yadav versus Naidunia) decided on 24 April 2026.
Observations & Reasoning
- The learned counsel for both sides agreed that the matters raised in the present petitions have been decided in the earlier batch of writ petitions.
- The Court therefore found no ground to entertain the petitions afresh.
Final Outcome
- All six writ petitions (WPL 84, 95, 94, 93, 91, 90 of 2026) are disposed of in accordance with the order dated 24 April 2026 in Santosh Yadav versus Naidunia.
- The matters are remitted back to the concerned Labour Court for determination of the questions framed by the competent Government under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act.
Topics: Industrial Dispute, Labour Law, Media Publishing