Chennai Airport Contract v. The Secretary,Labour And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.10.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU W.P. No. 35066 of 2004 and W.P.M.P. No. 42298 of 2004 and W.V.M.P. No. 2716 of 2005 Chennai Airport Contract Workers Union, rep. by its Secretary, No. 13, 1st Street, Balaji Nagar, Anakaputhur, Chennai - 600 070.

...Petitioner

-vs1. Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, New Delhi.

2. The Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) I, Sasthri Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006.

3. Air India Limited, rep. by its General Manager (P), Airlines House, Meenambakkam, Chennai - 600 027.

4. The Management of ENREC Engineers, No. 49, A-3, 13th Cross Street, New Colony, Chrompet, Chennai - 600 044.

...Respondents

(R3 cause title amended vide order dated 07.10.2021 made in memo dated 23.08.2021 in WP.No.35066/04) Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the Third Respondent from in any manner discontinuing the services of the employees whose names are given in the annexure to the affidavit who are doing work in the sewerage

treatment plant or from terminating the contract of the Fourth Respondent or which will result in employees whose names are enclosed in the annexure to the affidavit losing their jobs till the dispute raised by the Petitioner Union on 24.11.2004 for regularization which is pending before the Second Respondent is finally adjudicated by the industrial adjudicator. For Petitioner : Mr. Balan Haridas For Respondents: Mr. R.Rajesh Vivekananthan, Assistant Solicitor General of India (for R1 & R2) Mr.K.Srinivasa Murthy (for R3)

O R D E R

(through video conference) Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the matter has become infructuous and he has filed a memo dated 25.10.2021 to that effect, which is placed on record.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) /True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vjt/skr To

1. The Secretary to the Government of India, Labour and Employment Department, New Delhi.

2. The Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) I, Sasthri Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The General Manager (P), Air India Limited, Airlines House, Meenambakkam, Chennai - 600 027.

+1 cc to Mr.K.Srinivasa Murthy,Advocate Sr.No.54553 W.P. No. 35066 of 2004 MG[co] NSK 02/11/2021