In Brief
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company sought relief against an interim order of the Industrial Court staying the operation of an employee's transfer order. The High Court declined to exercise its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to challenge the interim order. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the High Court erred in declining writ jurisdiction. The Court set aside the stay order, requiring the employee to join his transferred position within two weeks, with wages to be released thereafter. The Industrial Court was directed to expeditiously dispose of the underlying complaint within four months, with all parties' rights preserved for that adjudication.
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