Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 15-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: The Principal Hislop College & Anr.
- Respondent: Amit Michael Gedam
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) Nos. 30172‑30180/2026 seeking relief from the impugned final judgment and order dated 15‑05‑2026 in WPC Nos. 1479‑1487/2020 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, assisted by a team of advocates.
- Counsel for Respondent: Anagha S. Desai, assisted by counsel.
- Legal Arguments: Senior counsel Gupta contended that the High Court relied on State of Punjab & Others v. Jagjit Singh & Others (2017) 1 SCC 148, a precedent later doubted by a coordinate bench in State of Bihar & Others v. Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Others (2019) 18 SCC 301, and therefore the matter should be referred to a larger bench.
- Court’s Observations: The Court noted that the High Court had modified the award of the Industrial Court and concluded that interference by the Supreme Court would not be justified at this stage. The question of law was left open for future consideration.
Final Outcome
- The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
- The petitioners are granted liberty to approach the Industrial Court for payment of arrears, salary, etc., in installments.
- No opinion is expressed by the Court on the merits of the Industrial Court proceedings.
- Any pending applications, if any, are ordered to stand disposed of.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Industrial Court Award