The General Manager v. The Deputy Chief Labour
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24.02.2020
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAVICHANDRABAABU W.P.NO.5950 OF 2017 AND W.M.P.Nos.10220 OF 2017 & W.M.P.No.6381 OF 2017
1. The General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Regional Office, 8, Sathyamurthy Road, FCI, FSD, Egmore Complex, Chetpet, Chennai - 31.
2. The Area Manager, Food Corporation of India, District Office, No.1, Bharathi Road, Cuddalore.
3. The Manager(Depot), Food Corporation of India, FSD, T.V.Koil, Puducherry State.
...Petitioners
vs.
1.
The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (C) Ministry of Labour and Employment Sastry Bhavan No.26, Haddows Road, "A" Wing, 5th Floor Nungambakkam, Chennai-6.
2.
The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) Sastry Bhavan No.26, Haddows Road, "A" Wing, 5th Floor Nungambakkam, Chennai-6.
3.
The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) Suit No.III, I Floor, Kanaga Apartment 13A Lady Doak College Road Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai - 625 002.
4.
V.Iyyanar 5.
M.Gajendran 6.
V.Rajaram 7.
T.Anbazhagan 8.
S.Velmurugan 9.
V.Dharmasivam
10. R.Balamurugan
11. S.Arumugam
12. C.Siva
13. A.Prakash
14. E.Arjunan
15. D.Sundaraj
16. B.Babuli Biswal
17. Sathiya Pradhan
18. K.Mannathan Mandal
19. P.Elango
20. M.Kuppusamy
21. R.Jayachandran
22. P.Mayavan
23. S.Sundaramurthy
24. K.Prabhakaran
25. A.Raji
26. A.Sakthivel
27. R.Arul
28. V.Ravi
29. V.Elanchezhiyan
30. D.Arumugam
31. V.Vijayakumar
32. V.Madurai
33. M.Angalamurthy
34. K.Anbalagan
35. K.Sivasankar
36. K.Mani
37. C.Ramachandran
38. V.Rajan
39. N.Selvam
40. A.Kolanchinathan
41. K.Santhosh
42. S.Murugan
43. D.Vadivelan
44. S.Stalin
45. S.Thayanithy
46. P.Radhakrishnan
47. D.Murugan
48. L.Kuppan
49. P.Jeyaraman
50. S.Dhanapal
51. R.Pachaivannan
52. M.Saminathan
53. A.Sundarasu
54. M.Arumugam
55. B.Subramani
56. M.Tamilselvam
57. S.Thulasirasan
58. V.Sathish
59. N.Perumal
60. K.Ramachandran
61. M.Chandran
62. K.Panchasaram
63. I.Karunakaran
64. M.Elango
65. E.Karthik
66. K.Ganesan
67. M.Sathyabalan
68. R.Moorthy
69. N.Elangovan
70. S.Suresh
71. S.Kumar
72. P.Vijayan
73. L.Prakash
74. A.Neelakandan
75. M.Murugesan
76. E.Rajini
77. R.Sudhakar
78. I.Thulasi
79. E.Veerappan
80. I.Tamilselvan
81. G.Kaliyan
82. J.Murugan
83. V.Alexander
84. P.Kolanji
85. R.Sivaperuman
86. D.Ramakrishnan
87. K.Venkateshan
88. N.Murugaiyan
89. M.Balamurugan
90. N.Jegajeevan
91. L.Kannapiran
92. A.Moorthy
93. G.Kaliyamurthy
94. K.Magesh
95. M.Thandapani
96. S.Sivaprakasam
97. G.Thirumalai
98. A.Ramakrishnan
99. D.Gunasekaran 100.K.Vadivu 101.N.Vadivel 102.K.Victorraj 103.D.Mohanraj 104.S.Kannabiran
105.V.Manikandan 106.M.Ramesh 107.J.Thirumalai 108.M.Madankumar 109.J.Anandan 110.J.Kubendran 111.V.Raghavan 112.J.Suresh 113.K.Kailasam 114.M.Kandasamy 115.P.Erusappan 116.S.Vinothabalan 117.M.Aathi 118.E.Arunachalam 119.J.Govindan 120.A.Jaiganesh 121.R.Singarajaboopathy
122.K.Kumaravel 123.K.Rajini 124.D.Ramesh 125.S.Sekar 126.N.Seeralan 127.P.Balraj 128.M.Jalakandan 129.L.Raghujena 130.K.Saravanan 131.A.Palani 132.S.Sakthivel 133.K.Thangavel 134.V.Shankar 135.P.Murali 136.Judhisthira Majhi 137.Bhagirathi Majhi 138.Nakula Majihi
139.Kalu Palai 140.Arujuna Nayak 141.Lochana Palai 142.Ramesh Tarai 143.Gundicha Sahoo 144.Ramesh Sahoo 145.Amulya Majihi 146.Kalu Lenka 147.Phakira Majhi 148.Srikanta Malik 149.Pad Majhi
...Respondents
RR 4 to 149 respondents are represented through Vice President FCI Workers Union, Registered Office No.58/1 D.H.Road, Kolkatta - 700 023.
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the second respondent vide proceedings No.95/1/2016[FCI]-B2 dated 27.10.2016 and to quash the same and consequently, re-transfer the claim application No.11/16 from the file of the third respondent to the file of the second respondent.
For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Vijayakumar For Respondents :
Mr.G.Baskaran Central Government Standing Counsel for R1 to R3 Mr.V.Ajoy Khose, for R4 to R149
O R D E R
This writ petition is filed against the order dated 27.10.2016 passed by the second respondent viz., the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Chennai, transferring the case from the file of the second respondent to the file of the third respondent.
2. Though it is contended by the learned counsel for the contesting respondents/workmen that they had some grievance against the previous officer, who held the position of the 2nd respondent office and sought for transferring of the case from his file to the 3rd respondent, in view of the present position that a new officer has come at the 2nd respondent office, these contesting respondents/workmen are not having any objection for the 2nd respondent himself in hearing the matter.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the official respondents has also filed a memo that the previous officer in the office of the 2nd respondent retired on 23.12.2016. He further submitted that now, the present 2nd respondent himself can hear the matter.
4. In view of the above stated facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of by setting aside the order passed by the second respondent in transferring the case from the file of the third respondent to the second respondent. Consequently, the second respondent shall hear the subject matter case and pass orders on the same on merits and in accordance with law after hearing all the parties. The second respondent shall pass such order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mk
To 1.
The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (C) Ministry of Labour and Employment Sastry Bhavan, No.26, Haddows Road, "A" Wing, 5th Floor Nungambakkam, Chennai-6.
2.
The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) Sastry Bhavan, No.26, Haddows Road, "A" Wing, 5th Floor Nungambakkam, Chennai-6.
3.
The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) Suit No.III, I Floor, Kanaga Apartment 13A Lady Doak College Road Chinna Chokkikulam Madurai - 625 002.
+1cc to Mr.S.Vijayakumar, Advocate, S.R.No.15445 W.P.No.5950 of 2017 SV(CO) CS/28/05/2020