Ku. Bakubai Narayan Bapat vs Divisional Controller, S.T. Amravati and 1 — 103/2023

Case Summary The Industrial Court, Maharashtra (Amravati Bench) allowed the unfair labour practice complaint filed by bus conductor Ku. Bakubai Narayan Bapat against Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. The court found that the disciplinary inquiry violated natural justice principles—notably by failing to examine key witnesses like the traffic inspector and passengers, and by imposing punishment nine years after the alleged 2014 incident without proper justification for the delay. Consequently, the court stayed the show cause notice dated 4.10.2023 (which proposed permanent debarment of five future increments) until final disposal of the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.