The Mumbai High Court has decided to dismiss the writ petition challenging the shutting down of the Talegaon plant filed by the employees of General Motors (GM).
The news of Hyundai Motor planning to invest 7,000 crore in Talegaon, Pune, was shared on X (the social- media platform, which was formerly Twitter), by Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister, Maharashtra, last week. This announcement highlighted the fact that the deal was not affected by the writ petition.
Two writ petitions have been submitted to the Mumbai HC by GM workers. One petition challenges the Pune Industrial Court’s ruling on shutting down GM’s Talegaon facility. The second petition questions the decision of the Maharashtra government to issue Hyundai Motors the no objection certificate (NOC) for the transfer process.
The workers are ready to engage in conversation and reach a mutual settlement with the company for a resolution; they don’t want to drag the case to the Supreme Court.
The workers are demanding 900 compulsory hires and want the Government of Maharashtra to provide Rs 25 lakhs to each impacted worker as compensation.
Sandeep Bhegade, president of the GM employee union, stated that the workers are reaching out to the management to smooth out the issue. The union is hopeful that after discussion with the company, the workers can reach a mutual understanding.
In December, the Maharashtra government said that each worker from the General Motors Employees’ Union, affected by changes, would receive Rs 25 lakh in cash. The workers are optimistic that Hyundai may hire them, especially since the government promised extra incentives to Hyundai if they decided to employ the workers from the Talegaon plant.
