Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 18-06-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Vidyt Metallics Pvt. Ltd.
  • Respondents: Vidyt Metallics Employees Union & Anr.
  • Origin: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.21376/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 07-05-2026 in WP No.17274/2025 passed by the High Court of Bombay.
  • Related Interlocutory Applications: IA No.174944/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment) and IA No.174946/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Jamshed Pesi Cama, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Raymond Gadkar, Adv.; Mr. Venkatesh Bhandari, Adv.; Mr. Mayan Prasad, Adv.; Ms. Ramni Taneja, Adv.; Mr. Soumik Ghosal, Adv.; Mr. Dhawesh Pahuja, Adv.; Ms. Rohini Srinivasan, Adv.; M/s Ramni Taneja And Associates, AOR.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Sangramsingh R. Bhonsle, AOR; Ms. Harshada Shrikhande, Adv.; Mr. Prathamesh P. Mandlik, Adv.; Mr. Nrupal A. Dingankar, Adv.; Ms. Pushkara A. Bhonsle, Adv.; Mr. Sanmitra Y. Pol, Adv.; Ms. Shruti Sharma, Adv.

Court Directions

1. Issue notice to the respondents.

2. Rule is made returnable on 25.08.2026.

3. Respondent No.1 (Mr. Sangramsingh R. Bhonsle) accepts notice; formal service of notice on him is waived.

4. The effect and operation of the impugned judgment/order dated 07.05.2026 in Writ Petition No.17274 of 2025 passed by the High Court of Bombay shall remain stayed.

5. Recovery proceedings pursuant to the award dated 28.04.2025 rendered by the Industrial Tribunal at Thane (Reference IT No.11 of 2014) shall also remain stayed.

6. Petitioner Vidyt Metallics Pvt. Ltd. must deposit Rs.2,50,00,000/- (Rupees two crore fifty lakh only) in the Registry of this Court within eight (08) weeks from the date of this order.

7. The deposited amount shall initially be kept in a fixed deposit for six (06) months with an auto‑renewal option in any nationalized bank.

8. Pleadings to be completed in the meantime.

9. Matter listed for further hearing on 25.08.2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court granted a stay on both the High Court’s May 7 2026 judgment and the Industrial Tribunal’s April 28 2025 award, while imposing a security deposit of Rs 2.5 crore to be held as a six‑month fixed deposit. The case will proceed with pleadings completed and a further hearing scheduled for 25 August 2026.

Topics: Court Stay, Industrial Dispute, Security Deposit