Shri. Suresh Gupta vs M/s Shri. Ganesh Vyapar Udyog — 78/2023

Summary The Industrial Court of Maharashtra at Thane rejected the interim relief application filed by 13 workers against their employers under the MRTU & PULP Act, 1971. The workers alleged unfair labor practices and sought to restrain the company from removing plant and machinery to secure their unpaid wages, gratuity, and closure compensation. However, the court found no prima facie case due to lack of documentary evidence establishing the employer-employee relationship (only 4 employees were documented in EPF records versus 13 claiming status), and held that the secured creditor bank's SARFAESI Act rights took priority over unsecured employee claims absent a specific undertaking like in prior Supreme Court precedents. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.