Subhash S/O Sukhdev Sahare vs Nagpur Municipal Corporation Civil

ik-127303508 Bombay High Court 22 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION NO.4967 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO.4968 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO.4722 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2976 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2974 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2972 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2978 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2975 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2980 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.4723 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2979 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2977 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2973 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO.2970 OF 2025 • 45 min read

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Case Significance

Subhash S/O Sukhdev Sahare vs Nagpur Municipal Corporation Civil is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 22, 2025 (citation: ik-127303508). Nagpur Municipal Corporation filed 14 connected writ petitions challenging the Industrial Court's orders in unfair labour practice complaints by daily-wage workers claiming regularization under MSO 4(C) upon completing 240 days of service. The Court held that completion of 240 days does not create an automatic right to regularization in the absence of sanctioned vacant posts, and the Industrial Court's findings that NMC engaged in unfair labour practice were unsustainable. NMC's petitions wer The case was heard by Justice Rohit W. Joshi.

Summary

Nagpur Municipal Corporation filed 14 connected writ petitions challenging the Industrial Court's orders in unfair labour practice complaints by daily-wage workers claiming regularization under MSO 4(C) upon completing 240 days of service. The Court held that completion of 240 days does not create an automatic right to regularization in the absence of sanctioned vacant posts, and the Industrial Court's findings that NMC engaged in unfair labour practice were unsustainable. NMC's petitions were allowed, the workers' petitions were dismissed, and the Industrial Court's orders were quashed.

What was the outcome of Subhash S/O Sukhdev Sahare vs Nagpur Municipal Corporation Civil?

Nagpur Municipal Corporation filed 14 connected writ petitions challenging the Industrial Court's orders in unfair labour practice complaints by daily-wage workers claiming regularization under MSO 4(...

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