N.S.Subbulakshmi, Asst. v. The Food Corporation Of India,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.Nos.7368 to 7373, 7849, 7851, 7853, 7855, 10228, 10948, 10949, 10950, 10951, 10952, 10953, 10962, 10963, 10965, 16911, 17200, 19913 of 2016 W.P.No.8302 of 2016 N.S.Subbulakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Food Corporation of India, Rep. by its Director, Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation, New Delhi - 1.

2.The Food Corporation of India, (South Zone), Employees Co-operative Societies Limited, Rep. by its Secretary, No.MSCS/CR-23/92, New No.40, Old No.133, 2nd Floor, Vepery High Road, Periamet, Chennai - 600 003.

... Respondents Page No.1 of 6

Prayer in W.P.No.8302 of 2016 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of impugned order dated 13.02.2016 made in Ref.No. Nil passed by the second respondent and quash the same, consequently, direct the respondents to allow the petitioner herein to work as Assistant Grade III for protecting her family livelihood and pay all monitory and service benefits.

For Petitioner : M/s.K.Balu - No appearance [W.P.Nos.8302 to 8307 of 2016] M/s.R.Gopinath - No appearance [W.P.Nos.8861 to 8864 of 2016] M/s.T.N.Sugesh - No appearance [W.P.No.11858 of 2016] M/s.Row and Reddy - No appearance [W.P.No.19571 of 2016] For Respondents (in all WPs) : Mr.Su.Srinivasan for Food Corporation of India ***** COMMON ORDER Since the issue involved in these writ petitions is one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for parties, these writ petitions were heard together and disposed of by this common order.

2. When these matters are taken up for hearing today, it is brought to the notice of this Court that, as against the interim order passed by this Page No.2 of 6

Court in W.M.P.No.10948 of 2016 in W.P.No.8302 of 2016, dated 03.11.2016, the Food Corporation of India (South Zone) had preferred a writ appeal in W.A.No.1446 to 1457 of 2016, in which the Division Bench of this Court, vide order dated 16.11.2016, had allowed the writ appeals by setting aside the said interim order dated 03.11.2016 and dismissed the main writ petitions itself, granting liberty to the petitioners/employees to workout the remedy in the manner known to law and subsequently, contempt petition in Cont.P.No.2524 of 2018 was filed for non-compliance of the order passed in the said writ appeals, which was also disposed of on 11.03.2021.

3. In view of the above, no further order is necessary in these writ petitions. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Index : Yes / No (1⁄2) Speaking order / Non-speaking order Page No.3 of 6

To 1.The Director, Food Corporation of India, Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation, New Delhi - 1.

2.The Secretary, Food Corporation of India, (South Zone), Employees Co-operative Societies Limited, No.MSCS/CR-23/92, New No.40, Old No.133, 2nd Floor, Vepery High Road, Periamet, Chennai - 600 003.

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M.DHANDAPANI, J.

and W.M.P.Nos.7368 to 7373, 7849, 7851, 7853, 7855, 10228, 10948, 10949, 10950, 10951, 10952, 10953, 10962, 10963, 10965, 16911, 17200, 19913 of 2016 (1⁄2) Page No.5 of 6

W.M.P.No.16910 of 2016 in W.P.No.19571 of 2016 M.DHANDAPANI, J.

Dispensed with for the present.

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