G.Sakthivel v. The Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.11.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA W.P.

No.9662 of 2021 and WMP Nos.10233, 10235 and 10236 of 2021

1. G.Sakthivel

2. M.Dhanasekar

3. D.Vijayan

4. A.Sudharsan

5. V.Chandrasekar

6. N.Nandakumar

7. G.Kuppusamy

8. B.Viswanathan

9. P.Malakondaiah 10.R.Murugan

11. M.Sivakumar

12. S.Saravanan Page No.1 of 5

13. L.Thiruchendur Murugan

14. S.Mohan

15. R.Sreedharan

16. R.Nagarajan

17. V.Anthony

18. G.Koteswara Rao

19. S.Prakash

20. E.Ravi

21. M.Saravanan ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The Union of India, Rep. by the Under Secretary to Government, Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways, Parivahan Bhavan No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. The Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, Administrative Office, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001.

3. The Chief Engineer, Chennai Port Trust, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001 Page No.2 of 5

4. The Regional Director, Apprenticeship Training, Southern Regional Circle, Guindy, Chennai 600 032.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the Chief Engineer, Chennai Port Trust, the 3rd respondent vide the proceedings No.AE/14/1980/2015/E dated 15.12.2020 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable being violative of rules and principles of natural justice and thereby direct the respondents to frame a scheme for absorption of the petitioners who are full term trained apprentices under Chennai Port Trust in the light of the amendment made to Section 22 of the Apprentices Act, 1971 vide Act 29 of 2014 with effect fro 22.12.2014.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.R.Suresh For Respondents : Mrs.V.Sudha for R1 Mr.P.Ulaganathan for R2 and R3 R4 - No appearance

ORDER

The impugned order involved in this writ petition is merged with the order passed by the Union of India, which is under challenge in Page No.3 of 5

the other connected writ petition in WP No.23858 of 2022. Hence, WP No.9662 of 2021 is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

23.11.2023 Index : Yes Internet : Yes/No rka Page No.4 of 5

R.N.MANJULA , J.

rka To

1. The Union of India, Rep. by the Under Secretary to Government, Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Waterways, Parivahan Bhavan No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. The Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, Administrative Office, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001.

3. The Chief Engineer, Civil Engineering Department, Chennai Port Trust, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600 001 23.11.2023 Page No.5 of 5