The Executive Engineer, v. The Inspector Of Labour,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 26.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P. No.6884 of 2018 and W.M.P.No.8527 of 2018 1.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Maintenance Division, Siruvani, No.2 Ragupathi Lay Out, Sai Baba Colony, Coimbatore - 641 038.

2.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, No.31, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai - 600 005.

.. Petitioners Vs.

1.The Inspector of Labour, Coimbatore, [Authority under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishment (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981].

2.P.Veerasami 3.A.Shajhakan 4.A.Sathesh Kumar 5.V.Tamil Selvan 6.N.Mani Kandan 7.K.Saravana Kumar 8.M.Suresh 9.B.Selvam 10.S.Murugesan 11.S.Sankar 12.S.Nagaraj 13.V.Gopalakrishnan 14.K.Velliyangiri 15.N.Ganesh Kumar 16.A.Aravindhan Kumar 17.A.Rangasami .. Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records made in the impugned Award Na.Ka.No.E/5858/2012 dated 03.08.2015, passed by the Inspector of Labour, Coimbatore [Authority under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishment (Conferment of Permanent status to workmen) Act, 1981], the first respondent, quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Eraskine Leo For Respondent No.1 : Mr.V.Kadhirvelu Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

By consent, this Writ Petition is taken up and disposed of at the stage of admission itself.

2.This Writ Petition is directed against the old order dated 03.08.2015 passed by the Inspector of Labour, Coimbatore, the first respondent herein, taking various grounds and one among the ground says that when their being any relationship of employer employee between the petitioner and the respondent and also overlooking the fact that all the workmen / employees are working, the respondents 2 to 17 are working under the contract basis, the first respondent has wrongly passed the order.

3. But, this Court is not inclined to entertain the said claim made by the petitioners. The reason is that when the first respondent has passed the order impugned on 03.08.2015, finding fault in support of questioning the correctness of the impugned order, it is not found anywhere in the affidavit filed in support of the petitioners even one word of explanation leave alone the sufficient cause. Therefore, holding the petitioners as guilty of latches. Accordingly, the Writ Petition fails and the same is dismissed on the ground of delay. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CCC) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar sri

To The Inspector of Labour, Coimbatore, [Authority under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishment (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981].

+ 1 cc to Mr.S.Eraskine Leo Advocate,SR.22737 + 1 cc to The Govt.Pleader, SR.24642 W.P. No.6884 of 2018 and W.M.P.No.8527 of 2018 ad(co) nr 25/04/2018