2026 LLR WEB 822 (BOMBAY HIGH COURT)
A complaint under Item 5 of Schedule IV of MRTU and PULP Act requires specific pleading of comparators; vague allegations of favouritism are insufficient.

UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE Item 5, Schedule IV MRTU and PULP Act, 1971 Aided and unaided posts Pay parity Standard Code Pleading particulars Respondent, working as Clerk-cum-Lab Assistant in unaided department of petitioner college, alleged unfair labour practice claiming pay parity with aided cadre employees and discrimination in selection to permanent posts Industrial Court partly allowed complaint directing payment of aided pay scale Held, complaint under Item 5 requires specific pleadings identifying comparators with their mode of appointment,... subscribe to read more..