L.Alex v. The Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.12.2024 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD Writ Petition No.2670 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.3095 of 2020 L.Alex ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, 3rd Floor, Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour & Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
3.The Secretary, Indian Banks Association, World Trade Centre 6th Floor, Cuffee Parade, Mumbai - 400 005.
4.The General Secretary, All India Bank Officer's Confederation, 1, Strand Road, P.B.No.2874 (GPO), Kolkatta - 700 001.
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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus forbearing the first respondent from allowing the third respondent in engaging or participating in 11th Bi-Partite proceedings in any manner whatsoever either presented in form of "Joint Note" or "Settlement" without authorizing or giving Legal status to the third respondent to negotiate or arrive at settlement with representatives of Bank Employees (Unions) since the third respondent is only a "Facilitators" and "have no authority of its own either to agree or decide in fixing the salary" ... ... (of Bank Officers) as admitted by them in the sworn Counter Affidavit in Writ Petition W.P.(MD).No.22161 of 2018 pending before the Hon'ble Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
For Petitioner :
Mr.P.Chandrasekaran For Respondents 1 & 2 :
Mr.B.Rabu Manohar, Standing Central Government Counsel For Respondent 3 :
Mr.Raghunathan for M/s.T.S.Gopalan & Co., For Respondent 4 :
No appearance
O R D E R
When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has become infructuous and nothing Page No.2 of 5
survives in this writ petition for further adjudication. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the case bundle.
2. In view of the above submission coupled with an endorsement made by the counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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Yes/No Speaking Order :
Yes/No To:
1.The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, 3rd Floor, Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour & Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
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3.The Secretary, Indian Banks Association, World Trade Centre 6th Floor, Cuffee Parade, Mumbai - 400 005.
4.The General Secretary, All India Bank Officer's Confederation, 1, Strand Road, P.B.No.2874 (GPO), Kolkatta - 700 001.
J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD,J.
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