Bombay High Court

GIRISH PRAKASH KULANGE AND ANRversusALKYL AMINES CHEMICALS LIMITED AND ORS

Decided: 31 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court held that the individual workers are entitled to intervene in the writ petition.

Summary

The petitioners, Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited, filed a writ petition challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. Individual workers, whose interests were previously represented by a union before the Minister, filed an interim application seeking to intervene in the petition on their own behalf. The Court allowed the interim application, permitting the workers to intervene and directing that the necessary amendment to the petition be made. The matter was listed for further consideration on 16 September 2026. The ad interim relief previously granted to the petitioner was ordered to continue until the next hearing date.

Issues considered

Whether individual workers may intervene in a writ petition originally filed by their employer and previously represented by a union before the Minister.

Subjects

intervention
writ petition
labour law
ad interim relief
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

Vaishnavi                                                  67-WP-10625-2026


               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 10625 OF 2026
                                  WITH
                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6853 OF 2026
                                    IN
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 10625 OF 2026

Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited                            ...Petitioner
                      V/s.
The State Of Maharashtra Through
The Minister Labour and Energy
Department and Ors.                                     ...Respondents
                                 ________________
Mr. K. S. Bapat, Senior Advocate a/w Ms. Dhruti Datar for Petitioner.
                                 ________________

                                            CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

                                            DATED: 31 AUGUST 2026

P.C.:

1)          Interim Application is filed by individual workers whose cause
was being espoused before the Hon’ble Minister by their Union and now
they want individually defend the present Petition. In that view of the
matter, Interim Application is allowed by permitting Applicants to
intervene in the Petition. Necessary amendment shall be carried out
forthwith.

2)          List the Petition for further consideration on 16 September 2026.
Ad interim relief granted earlier to continue till the next date of hearing.



                                                      [SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.]

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                                    31 August 2026

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