K.Chinnaraj v. V.Aravind

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.08.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA Contempt Petition Nos.1203 to 1206 of 2019 K.Chinnaraj ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1203/2019 M.Raveendran ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1204/2019 A.Bhasha ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1205/2019 P.Ranganathan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1206/2019 -vsMr.V.Aravind, B.E., The Management of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited rep. By the Managing Director, 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-636 007.

... Respondent in all Cont.Ps.

Contempt Petitions have been filed to punish the respondent for the willful disobedience of the Common Order of this Court dated 03.10.2017 in W.P.No.25736 to 25739/2017.

For Petitioners ::

Mr.K.Harikrishnan For Respondent ::

Mr.D.Raghu, Standing Counsel

COMMON ORDER These Contempt Petitions have been filed seeking to punish the respondent for the willful disobedience of the Common Order of this Court dated 03.10.2017 in W.P.No.25736 to 25739/2017. 2.

When the matters were taken up today through Video Conferencing, Mr.D.Raghu, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent submitted that all the amount payable to the petitioners have been paid to them by complying with the Common Order passed by this Court. 3.

Per contra, learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that interest on belated payment of gratuity has not been paid. 4.

In this regard, it is pertinent to note that in the Common Order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.25736 to 25739/2017 dated 03.10.2017, this Court has only directed the Official respondents to consider the representation of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Now, it appears that the representations of the petitioners

have been considered and the gratuity amount also has been paid. Therefore, the common order of this Court has been complied with. However, since it is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioners, that no interest has been paid on belated payment of gratuity, the petitioners can very well approach the concerned Labour Forum in this regard .

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In the result, the Contempt Petitions are closed with liberty to the petitioners to work out their remedy by approaching the Labour Court concerned.

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SMI/18.09.2020 To The Managing Director, The Management of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-636 007.