C.Anbazhagan v. Air India Limited,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.11.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.DHANABAL and W.M.P. No.1 of 2015

1. C. Anbazhagan S/o. T. Chinnathambi

2. P. Saravana Kumar S/o. K. Pachiappan

3. D. Harry Bastin S/o. M. Durai.

4. R. Saravana Kumar S/o. B. Ramamurthy

5. Stanley Pandiaraj S/o. M. Pandiaraj

...Petitioners

Vs.

1. Air India Limited, represented by its Executive Director (Personnel) Airline House, No.113, Gurudwara Rakabganj, New Delhi-110 001.

2. General Manager (Personnel), Southern Region, Air India Limited, Airlines House,

3. Arun Kumar Malhotra Officer on Special Duty, Office of the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi.

4. L. Kirubakaran, Sr. Accounts Superintendent, Air India Limited, Airlines House, Chennai - 600 027.

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5. Air Corporations Employees Union represented by its Regional Secretary, Southern Region C. Udayashankar, Airlines House, Meenambakkam, ..... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to facilitate and cooperate to conduct elections of the Southern, Eastern and Hyderabad regions forthwith which will enable the election of General Council and formation of the Central Executive Committee. For Petitioners :

No appearance.

For Respondents :

Mr. K. Srinivasamurthy [for R1, R2] No appearance [for R3 - door locked] No appearance [for R4 and R5]

ORDER

No representation for the petitioner. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 present.

2. Already the learned counsel appearing for the respondents filed a memo and the memo was recorded.

3. In the memo, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents has 2/4

submitted that all the 100% shares of the Air India Limited were transferred to M/s. Talace Pvt. Ltd. Therefore, the present Writ petition will not lie and becomes infructuous.

4. This Writ petition is filed as against the Air India Limited directing the 2nd respondent to facilitate and co-operate to conduct elections of the Southern, Eastern and Hyderabad regions and now the entire 100% of shares of AIR India Ltd., were transferred in the name of M/s.Talace Pvt. Ltd., hence the main petition itself becomes infructuous. Recording the above said submission, this Writ petition is dismissed as 'infructuous'. No costs. The connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

15.11.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order/non-speaking order mjs P.DHANABAL , J.

mjs To

1. Air India Limited, represented by its Executive Director (Personnel) Airline House, No.113, Gurudwara Rakabganj, New Delhi-110 001.

2. General Manager (Personnel), 3/4

Southern Region, Air India Limited, Airlines House, Chennai-600 027.

3. Arun Kumar Malhotra Officer on Special Duty, Office of the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi.

4. L. Kirubakaran, Sr. Accounts Superintendent, Air India Limited, Airlines House, Chennai - 600 027.

5. Air Corporations Employees Union represented by its Regional Secretary, Southern Region C. Udayashankar, Airlines House, Meenambakkam, 15.11.2024 4/4