Tamilnadu Salt Corporation Ltd v. S.Rajagopal

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.12.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE VINEET KOTHARI AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR Writ Appeal Nos.1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081,1082, 1083, 1084 and 1085 of 2013 & M.P.Nos.1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 and 1 of 2013 W.A.No.1077 of 2013 Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Limited Represented by its Managing Director LLA Building, 4th Floor, 735, Anna Salai Chennai 600 002.

... Appellant/1st Respondent(in all) -Vs1.S.Rajagopal : R1/Petitioner(R1 in WA.1077/13) 2.The Presiding Officer Principal Labour Court, Chennai. : R2/R2 (R2 in all) 3.M.Munusamy : R1 in WA.1078 of 2019 4.K.Santhoshkumari : R1 in WA.1079 of 2019 5.P.Asina : R1 in WA.1080 of 2019 6.V.Shenbagavalli : R1 in WA.1081 of 2019 7.A.Ramesh : R1 in WA.1082 of 2019 8.T.Mani : R1 in WA.1083 of 2019 9.S.Gajalakshmi : R1 in WA.1084 of 2019 10.P.Chinnaponnu : R1 in WA.1085 of 2019

...Respondents

For Appellant : Mr. F.B.Benjamin George For Respondents : R1 - No Appearance R2 - Labour Court Prayer : Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of this Court dated 11.01.2007 in W.V.M.P.No.853 to 859, 857 & 861/06 of 2006 and W.P.M.P.No.32623 of 2005, 32625,

32627, 32629, 32631, 38298, 38300, 38304/05 in W.P.No.29747 of 2005, 29748, 29745, 29750, 29751, 35474, 35475, 29751 & 35477/05.

W.V.M.P.No.853 to 859, 857 & 861/06 of 2006: Pleased to vacate the stay granted on WPMP.No.32623 in WP.29747/05 WPMP.32625/05 in WP.29748/05, WPMP.32627/05 in WP.29745/05, WPMP.32629/05 in WP.29750/05, WPMP.32631/05 in WP.29751/05 dated 15.09.2005, WPMP.38298/05 in WP.35474/05, WMP.38300/05 in WP.35475/05 dated 08.11.2005, WPMP.32631/05 in W.P.29751/05 dated 15.09.2005 and WPMP.38304/05 in WP.35477/05 dated 08.11.2005 respectively. Prayer in WP.Nos. 32623 , 32625, 32627, 32629, 32631, 38298, 38300, 32631 & 38304 of 2005: To stay the operation of the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent in C.P.Nos.383, 398, 403, 396, 390, 393, 384, 390 and 405/00 respectively dt.03.08.2004 pending disposal of the WPs. 29747 , 29748, 29745, 29750, 29751, 35474, 35475, 29751 & 35477 of 2005. Prayer in W.P.No.

29747 of 2005, 29748, 29745, 29750, 29751, 35474, 35475, 29751 & 35477 of 05:- Pleased to issue a writ order or direction or any other writ in the nature of a Writ of Certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the second respondent in C.P.Nos.383, 398, 403, 396, 390, 393, 384, 390 & 405/00 respectively, dated 03.08.2004 and to quash the same.

J U D G M E N T

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by DR.VINEET KOTHARI, J.) The Management of Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Limited has filed this intra Court appeal against the interlocutory order passed by the learned Single Judge on 11.01.2007 whereby the learned Single Judge has directed as follows. "It is represented by the learned counsel for the workman that as against the common award, thirty writ petitions were filed and this Court by order dated 21.08.2006 modified the interim stay on condition that the petitioner-management shall pay 1/4th of the amount of backwages to the individual workman within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order and with a further direction to the petitioner-management to take demand drafts in favour of each workman and hand over the same to the learned counsel for the respondents.

Following the said order in WPMP No.39039 of 2005 and WVMP 863/2006 in W.P.No.36193 of 2005, interim stay is modified on the same line. Consequently, all miscellaneous petitions are disposed of."

2. It is submitted that the writ petitions are pending even now. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant, we are not inclined to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge in any manner. Therefore, we dispose of these Writ Appeals with a request to the learned Single Judge to decide the writ petitions pending, as expeditiously as possible. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) // True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KST To The Presiding Officer Principal Labour Court, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.F.B.Benjamin George, Advocate, SR.No.106025. W.A.Nos.1077 to 1085 of 2013 RV(CO) CSR: 03.03.2020