Vaishnavi 66-WP-7698-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7698 OF 2026 Pawan Ashok Gaikwad and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. Nashik District Central Co Operative Bank Ltd. ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7701 OF 2026 Dyaneshwari M. Suryawansh and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. Nashik District Central CO Operative Bank Ltd. ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7702 OF 2026 Shriniwas Kantilal Savale ...Petitioner V/s. Nashik District Central Co Operative Bank Ltd. ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7700 OF 2026 Shivaraj Gautam Mechkul and Ors ...Petitioners V/s. Nashik District Central Co Operative Bank Ltd. ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7707 OF 2026 Kiran Suresh Patil and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. Page No. 1 of 4 31 August 2026 Vaishnavi 66-WP-7698-2026 The Nashik District Central Co-Op Bank Limited ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7711 OF 2026 Baban Bhavdu Narale and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. Nashik District Central Co Op. Bank Ltd. ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7709 OF 2026 Ambadas Kalu Dhone and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The Nashik District Central Co-Op Bank Limited ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7705 OF 2026 Bhushan Bharat Gangurde and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The Nashik District Central Co-Op Bank Limited ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7703 OF 2026 Amol Ashok Suryawanshi and Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. Nashik District Central Co Op. Bank Ltd. ...Respondent ________________ Page No. 2 of 4 31 August 2026 Vaishnavi 66-WP-7698-2026 Mr. S. R. Nargolkar a/w Mr. S. S. Nargolkar a/w Ms. Shreevidya Nargolkar, for Petitioner in all Petitions. Mr. Vishal Tambat, through V.C. a/w Mr. Rochelle Fernandes, for Respondent. Case No. WP/7698/2026, WP/7705/2026, WP/7701/2026, WP/7703/2026, WP/7702/2026, WP/7700/2026, WP/7707/2026, WP/7711/2026, WP/7709/2026. ________________ CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. DATED: 31 AUGUST 2026 P.C.: 1) These Petitions are filed challenging orders passed by the learned Member, Industrial Court, Nashik, dismissing complaints of unfair labour practices filed by the Petitioners. The complaints were filed claiming permanency in the services of the Respondent Bank. 2) Mr. Nargolkar, the learned counsel appearing for Petitioners, invites attention of this Court to the judgment of this Court in Shivaji Mahadev Jadhav V/s Nashik District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, 1 and submits that the issue involved for the Petition is squarely covered by the said judgment. Mr. Tambat, on the other hand, opposes the Petitions. 3) After going through the judgment of this Court in Shivaji Madhav Jadhav (Supra), it is clear that the issue involved in the present Petition is squarely covered by the said judgment. This Court has considered long and continuous service, need for manpower and existence of vacancies. 1 Wp 11137 of 2024 decided on 5 March 2026 Page No. 3 of 4 31 August 2026 Vaishnavi 66-WP-7698-2026 The judgment delivered by this Court in Shivaji Madhav Jadhav is binding and needs to be followed. 4) Therefore, for the reasons recorded in the judgment in Sivaji Madhav Jadhav, the present Petitions succeed. The orders passed by the Industrial Court in each of the Petitions are set aside. The Respondent Bank is directed to undertake the exercise of regularization of services of the Petitioners against available vacant posts, subject to individual eligibility, educational qualifications and service record. The Respondent Bank shall thereafter grant permanency and continuity of service to the eligible Petitioners. However, the monetory benefits flowing out of permanency shall only be admissible prospectively from the date of regularization. Monetary benefits arising out of permanency shall be paid within a period of 16 weeks. Till completion of exercise of consideration of cases for permanency, services of the Petitioners shall not be terminated. 5) With the above directions, the Writ Petitions are allowed and disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. [SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.] Page No. 4 of 4 31 August 2026