IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 338 of 2026 ========================================================== RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Versus THE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR COURTS & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: KANUBHAI PATEL SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH NISARG DESAI WITH PRAVALIKHA BATTHINI WITH RITU AGGARAWAL for GANDHI LAW ASSOCIATES(12275) for the Petitioner(s) LAW OFFICER BRANCH(420) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR. KM ANTANI(6547) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR PC CHAUDHARI for the Respondent(s) No.3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 29/01/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India r/w the provisions under Section 33(B) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 challenging the impugned order dated 31.12.2025 passed by the President, Industrial and Labour Courts, Ahmedabad as well as Notification dated 3.12.2025 being No.ADT/1/2025/9866 issued by Industrial Court, with below mentioned relief/s:- "9(a) Your Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction, to quash and set aside the Notification dated 03.12.2025 being No. ADT/1/2025/9866 issued by Respondent No.1 i.e. The President Industrial & Labour Courts, Ahmedabad, (annexed at Annexure-A Colly); p. 2 (b) Your Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction, to quash and set aside the Order dated 31.12.2025 passed by the President, Industrial & Labour Courts, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, (annexed at Annexure-A Colly); (c) Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, Your Lordships may be pleased to stay the implementation, execution and operation of the Impugned Notification dated 03.12.2025 & Impugned Order dated 31.12.2025 passed by the President, Industrial Tribunal and Labour Courts, Gujarat along with the reference proceedings being Reference T (LC) No.214 of 2014, pending before Labour Court, Surat; (d) An ex-parte ad interim relief in terms of prayer (c) above may be granted; and (e) Grant such other and further relief(s) as may be deemed fit in the interest of justice and equity." 2. This Court, after hearing the parties, issued notice on 15.01.2026. Pursuant thereto, Mr. P.C. Chaudhari, learned counsel, appears on behalf of private respondent No. 3, and Mr. K.M. Antani, learned counsel, appears on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 3. Today, during the course of hearing, Mr. Antani, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, under instructions from his counterpart, i.e. the President, Industrial and Labour Court, submitted that the concerned authority shall again hear the petitioner and, after hearing all concerned parties, shall decide whether the matter is required to be transferred or not. He further submitted that the authority shall record reasons and p. 3 thereafter take an appropriate decision in the matter. 4. In view of the statement made by Mr. Antani, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2, the present petition is required to be remanded back to the concerned authority for appropriate decision. 5. In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the impugned orders dated 03.12.2025 and 31.12.2025 passed by the President, Industrial and Labour Court, Ahmedabad, are hereby quashed and set aside. The matter is remanded back to the President, Industrial and Labour Court, Ahmedabad. The President, Industrial and Labour Court, after hearing all concerned parties and after considering their objections, shall take an appropriate decision afresh as to whether the matter is required to be transferred or not. If, after giving proper reasons, the President, Industrial and Labour Court is of the opinion that the matter is required to be transferred, appropriate orders shall be passed after taking into consideration the settled legal principles enunciated by the Hon’ble Apex Court and other Hon’ble High Courts. 6. For the foregoing, the petition is partly allowed. The President, Industrial and Labour Court shall take an appropriate decision as expeditiously as possible. p. 4 7. It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the matter and, without entering into the merits, the petition is disposed of. Direct service is permitted. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) SURESH SOLANKI