904 WP 15912 OF 2022.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 15912 OF 2022 THE KOLHAPUR MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT THROUGH THE TRANSPORT MANAGER TINA CHANDRAKANT GAVALI VERSUS SHRI. PRASHANT BALKRUSHNA POWAR AND ANR ... Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Abhijit Adagule a/w Adv. Manjiri Kulkarni, Adv. Riddhi Gajabi ... CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 01.10.2026 PER COURT : The learned counsel for the petitioner tenders on record common judgment and order passed by the coordinate bench in a similarly situated matters. Present matter is a left out matter from the group decided by the common judgment. It is further informed that Special Leave Petition preferred against the order has been dismissed by the Apex Court. 2. I have gone through the impugned orders and the challenge raised in the petition. I have also gone through common order dated 27.04.2026 passed in Writ Petition No. 9177/2025 and connected matters. Present case is squarely covered by the common order. There is no reason to take any different view. I propose to follow the same course. Hence, I pass following order: ORDER A) Writ petition preferred by Kolhapur Municipal Transport is dismissed. 1/2 904 WP 15912 OF 2022.odt B) The impugned order passed by the Industrial Court is modified with a direction that the respondent- employee shall be regularized with all consequential benefits. C) The petitioner-employer shall implement above directions within a period of eight weeks from the date of this order. D) There shall be no order as to costs. ( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.) mkd/- 2/2