Kanchipuam District Co-Op. v. The Secretary To Govt.,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.07.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P. 12074 of 2005 and W.P.M.P.s 13200 & 12301 of 2005

1. Kanchipuram District Cooperative Employees Union (CITU), (Regn. No.112/KPM), rep. by its President, No.1D/1, G.S.T.Road, Chengalpet.

2. M.Balakrishnan, G.1686, Singaperumal Koil Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Singaperumal Koil - 603 204.

... Petitioners Vs

1. The Secretary to Government, Cooperation, Food & Consumer Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, EVR Periyar Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.

3. The Special Officer, G.1686, Singaperumal Koil Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Singaperumal Koil-603 204.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the Letter No.25638/EN/2003-5 Cooperation Food and Consumer Protection Department, Chennai dated 21.07.2004 issued by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents not to reduce the wages of the employees of the 3rd respondent Bank, without affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.K.Chandrasekkar For Respondents : M/s.J.Girija, Govt. Pleader for R1 & R2 M/s.R.Chandrasekaran for R3

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned order of the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents not to produce the wages of the employees of the 3rd respondent Bank, without affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners had produced a letter dated 02.07.2019, wherein it is stated that there was a settlement under Sec.12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act (hereinafter called as "Act") in between the 1st petitioner and the 3rd respondent society and the same is in operation till this date. Hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition and prayed for appropriate orders.

3. As the 1st petitioner and the 3rd respondent society has entered into a settlement under Sec.12(3) of the Act and the same is in operation till date, nothing survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands closed. No costs. Consequently, connected Writ Petition Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rpp To

1. The Secretary to Government, Cooperation, Food & Consumer Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, EVR Periyar Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.

3. The Special Officer, G.1686, Singaperumal Koil Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Singaperumal Koil-603 204.

+1 cc to M/s.Row and Reddy, Advocate, S.R.No.56330 +1 cc to the Special Government Pleader(CO-OP), S.R.No.56464 W.P. 12074 of 2005 and W.P.M.P.s 13200 & 13201 of 2005 RSK(CO) SSM(07/08/2019)