Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 24062/2026 filed by India Homes Limited (formerly India Steel Works Limited alias ISI Bars Ltd) against Shivaji Narayan Yadav & Ors., arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 26-03-2026 in WP No. 14223/2022 of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • The petition sought relief from the High Court's order concerning back‑wage liability to the respondents.
  • Counsel for the petitioner, Senior Advocate Mr. Vinay Navare, appeared before a bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • The Court limited the issue to the question of payment of full back wages to respondents Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and stayed certain clauses of the impugned order pending compliance.

Final Outcome

  • The petitioner is directed to deposit fifty percent (50%) of the back wages owed to the three respondents within four weeks from the date of the order, i.e., by 27‑07‑2026.
  • Upon such deposit, clauses (IV), (V), (VI) and (VII) of paragraph 23 of the impugned order shall remain stayed.
  • The Court will issue notice solely on the question of full back‑wage payment to the respondents.
  • The matter is listed for further hearing on 10‑09‑2026 to consider the remaining issues.

Topics: Labor Dispute, Court Order