Hindustan Photo Films v. The Regional Labour
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06.07.2016 CORAM :
The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.A. Nos.498 and 499 of 2006 and W.A.M.P.Nos.1027 to 1030 of 2006 & 219 and 220 of 2007 Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Ltd., Rep. by its Manager (Personnel), Indu Nagar, Ootacumund 643 005.
.. Appellant/Petitioner in both WAs.
-vs1.The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Chennai 600 001., The Appellate Authority under the the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
2.The Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
3.HPF VRS Employees and Officers Welfare Association, rep. by the General Secretary, Lakshmi Woodworks, Ettines Road, Green Fields, Ootacamund 643 005.
.. Respondents/Respondents 1 to 3 in both WAs.
4.J.Antony 5.K.Rajamanickam 6.A.Ghouse 7.Abdul Khaligh 8.C.Patrick 9.B.Sreekantan 10.R.John Bosco 11.AG Nazeer Ahamed 12.A.Mohammed Buran 13.Feebi Kamala 14.J.C.Jeyaraj 15.J.Jesudass
16.T.Dorairaj 17.S.Maria Louis 18.M.Mohan 19.Charles John Aseer 20.K.Indra Leela 21.V.Mookan 22.Y.J.Jacob 23.J.Mary Philomina 24.G.Dharmalingam 25.D.Manickam 26.G.N.Raju 27.JRL Biber 28.H.B.Ramakrishnan 29.M.Murugan 30.A.Vincent 31.H.Shivaji 32.R.Rajamanickam 33.R.Palaniappan 34.A.Elizabeth 35.S.Md.Ghouse 36.A.Lourdunathan .. Respondents 4 to 36 in WA.498 of 2006 4.J.Subban 5.S.Sebastian 6.V.Rajaram 7.K.Sivaraman 8.M.Siviah 9.V.K.Aravindakshan 10.R.Gopalan 11.K.Parvathy 12.M.Sundari Bai 13.M.Balakrishnan 14.SP.Saroja 15.A.Philomin Raj 16.M.Lakshmi 17.R.Raju 18.A.Vincent 19.G.Mahalingam 20.M.J.Thimme Gowda 21.A.Jesudass 22.C.Franklin 23.KPB Banu 24.S.Murugan 25.T.Rangan 26.K.P.Kochammany 27.C.Saraswathi 28.S.Krishnan 29.K.J.Mathias 30.A.Subramani 31.R.Kandaswamy 32.P.George 33.L.Padmanabhan
34.A.Ponnusamy 35.A.M.Rafiudeen 36.S.Xavier 37.K.Varadarajan 38.G.Chenni 39.D.Frances Regis 40.V.Subramani 41.T.Puttusamy 42.J.Bheeman 43.V.Venkataraman 44.K.Lakshmanan 45.T.V.Jayaprakasam 46.K.M.Madiyan 47.K.Kaliyana Sundaram 48.M.Prabakaran 49.M.Naneejohn 50.K.Subramani 51.P.A.Hiruthayasamy 52.K.Susila 53.A.T.Lingam 54.S.Gracy 55.T.V.Padmanabhan 56.V.Ramraj 57.B.Raman 58.A.Velu 59.A.L.Jayameri 60.N.Krishnan 61.M.Vincent 62.C.Rajagopal 63.S.Alphonse 64.I.Kadarkutty 65.R.Pettayan 66.K.Jayammal 67.G.Mahitha 68.P.Govindankutty 69.N.Raju .. Respondents 4 to 69 in WA.499/2006 Appeals filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the common order of this Court dated 21.03.2006 passed in W.P.Nos.7938 and 7939 of 2004.
Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the orders respectively dated 30.7.2003 and 22.8.2003 made in P.G.Appeal Nos.138 to 173/2003 and 174 to 240/2003 received by the petitioner on 27.11.2003 and 18.9.2003 on the files of the 1st respondent, quash the same and consequently direct the second respondent to refund the amounts of Rs.2,42,563/- and Rs.7,41,824/- deposited by the petitioner.
For Appellant :
Mrs.Rita Chandrasekar for M/s.Aiyar & Dolia.
For Respondents :
Mr.V.G.Rajagopalan for R-3 :
No appearance for others.
* * * * * COMMON JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the appellant-company fairly states that the current factual and legal position would not entitle the appellant to press the appeals, but she expresses her concern that there is still outflow from the appellant even though a winding up petition is pending from 2003 before the learned Single Judge and the Government has taken a decision to wind up the appellant-company, as no manufacturing activity is going on for the last four years.
2.We, thus, dismiss the appeals as withdrawn and simultaneously direct that the Company Petition No.114 of 2003 be placed before the learned Single Judge on 12.07.2016, as in the absence of manufacturing activity and a decision being taken to wind up the appellant, there is no finality to the issue resulting in outflows on account of salary.
3.We are also informed that certain employees have filed writ petitions not to compel them to move on Voluntary Retirement Scheme, in which interim orders have been granted, being W.P.Nos.24355, 24460, 25491 of 2013, 18609, 18788, 18789, 18610, 18608 and 18566 of 2015 and Contempt Petn. No.2414 of 2013. These petitions be also posted before the same learned Single Judge handling the Company Petition roster. 4.Writ appeals are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition stand dismissed. Sd/- Asst. Registrar.
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To 1.The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Chennai 600 001., The Appellate Authority under the the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
2.The Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
Copy to 1] The Section officer, Writ Section, High Court, Madras. [for posting WPs].
2] The Sub Assistant Registrar, Contempt Section, High Court, Madras.
W.A.Nos.498 and 499 of 2006 pur[co] kr/15.7.