The Commissioner v. The Presiding Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.09.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL and C.M.P.Nos.12625 to 12639 of 2018 1.The Commissioner, Ambattur Municipality, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

Now called as The Zonal Officer, Zone-VII, Greater Chennai Corporation, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

2.The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai - 600 003.

...Appellants in all Writ Appeals Vs.

1.The Presiding Officer, III Additional Labour Court, Chennai.

... 1st Respondent in all Writ Appeals 2.C.Dillibabu ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1561 of 2018

3.M.Sundaram ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1562 of 2018 4.M.Venkatesan ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1563 of 2018 5.S.Lukka ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1564 of 2018 6.Annammal ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1565 of 2018 7.V.Murugan ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1566 of 2018 8.Salomi ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1567 of 2018 9.G.Giridharan ... 2nd Respondent in W.A.No.1568 of 2018 Common Prayer: Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order of the learned Judge passed in W.P.Nos.32175 to 32182 of 2017 dated 12.12.2017. For Appellant in all Writ Appeals : Mrs.P.T.Ramadevi For Respondents in all Writ Appeals : Labour Court - R1 Mrs.T.Hemalatha - R2

COMMON JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by M.S.RAMESH,J.) The present Writ Appeals relate to regularization of the services of Sweepers in the Chennai City Corporation and Ambattur Municipality. 2.The learned Single Judge had dismissed the Writ Petitions filed by the Chennai Corporation, as well as the Ambattur Municipality and thus had declined to interfere with the computation petitions pending before the III Additional Labour Court. As against the said order, the present appeals have been filed.

3.The learned counsel for the appellants would submit that similar cases relating to regularization of Sweepers are pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos.10441 to 10448 of 2024 and an order of interim stay has also been granted. 4.In view of the said submission of the learned counsel for the appellants, it would not be appropriate for this Court to parallelly adjudicate the present Writ Appeals. However, if liberty is granted to the appellants to work out their remedies, subject to the outcome of the Civil

Appeals pending before the Supreme Court, the ends of justice could be secured.

5.Accordingly, all the Writ Appeals stand dismissed with liberty to the appellants to work out their remedies subject to the final outcome of Civil Appeal Nos.10441 to 10448 of 2024 pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [M.S.R.,J] [R.S.V.,J] 18.09.2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order hvk To The Presiding Officer, III Additional Labour Court, Chennai.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

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