BRIHANMUMBAI UNION OF JOURNALISM THROUGH ITS CHAIRPERSON ALEX DSOUZA vs THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR AND ANOTHER Advocate - GP OS, RESP NO. 2,GP OS,RES.NO.1 — WP/3470/2018

Case under Service Matter. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 01-Nov-2018

CNR: HCBM020262072018

Filing Number

WP/3234/2018

Filing Date

18-Sep-2018

Registration No

WP/3470/2018

Registration Date

05-Dec-2018

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

Bench Type

Division

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 06-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Service Matter

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BRIHANMUMBAI UNION OF JOURNALISM THROUGH ITS CHAIRPERSON ALEX DSOUZA

    Adv. Mihir Joshi,PETITIONER,PETITIONER, PETITIONER

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR AND ANOTHER Advocate - GP OS, RESP NO. 2,GP OS,RES.NO.1

  2. 2.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

    The Bombay High Court disposed of a writ petition by the Brihanmumbai Union of Journalism seeking complete compliance with the Majithia Wage Board recommendations under the Working Journalists Act, 1955. The court noted that out of 118 newspaper establishments in Maharashtra, only 47 had fully implemented the recommendations, 23 partially, and 48 had not implemented them. The court allowed the petitioner to request government meetings on related issues and permitted individual members to seek separate legal redressal, effectively dismissing the petition without directing mandatory compliance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  4. 24-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  5. 04-Sep-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar

  6. 16-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  7. 16-Jul-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar

  8. 19-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  9. 19-Jun-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  10. 15-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  11. 15-Apr-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  12. 25-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  13. 25-Mar-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  14. 24-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  15. 24-Feb-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  16. 13-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  17. 13-Dec-2024

    Due Admission - 2

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  18. 28-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  19. 28-Aug-2024

    Due Admission - 2

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  20. 23-Apr-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  21. 23-Apr-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  22. 21-Oct-2020

    For Admission

    According To Sitting List

  23. 29-Nov-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.View PDF

  24. 28-Aug-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi,hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. KathawallaView PDF

  25. 28-Aug-2019

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. Kathawalla

  26. 17-Jul-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi,hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. KathawallaView PDF

  27. 17-Jul-2019

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. Kathawalla

  28. 10-Jul-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi,hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. KathawallaView PDF

  29. 10-Jul-2019

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. Kathawalla

  30. 26-Jun-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi,hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. KathawallaView PDF

  31. 26-Jun-2019

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.J. Kathawalla

  32. 05-Feb-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar,hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. GavaiView PDF

  33. 05-Feb-2019

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar , Hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. Gavai

  34. 28-Jan-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar,hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. GavaiView PDF

  35. 28-Jan-2019

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar , Hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. Gavai

  36. 14-Jan-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar,hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. GavaiView PDF

  37. 14-Jan-2019

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar , Hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. Gavai

  38. 01-Nov-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice B.R. GavaiView PDF

  39. 01-Nov-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  40. 18-Sep-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3470/2018

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court disposed of a writ petition by the Brihanmumbai Union of Journalism seeking complete compliance with the Majithia Wage Board recommendations under the Working Journalists Act, 1955. The court noted that out of 118 newspaper establishments in Maharashtra, only 47 had fully implemented the recommendations, 23 partially, and 48 had not implemented them. The court allowed the petitioner to request government meetings on related issues and permitted individual members to seek separate legal redressal, effectively dismissing the petition without directing mandatory compliance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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