The General Secy. Tamil Manila v. The Chairman And Managing

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.22823 of 2017 The General Secretary, Tamil Manila Tholaithodarpu Contract Labour Union, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Tamil Nadu Circle, No.3/300, Telecom Nagar, Chennai Main Road, Villupuram 605 602.

Rep by its General Secretary R.Selvam

...Petitioner

/versus/

1. The Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, Corporate Office, Harishchandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.

2.The Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, th Floor, BSNL ADMN Building, No.16, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying

to issue a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the respondents 1 and 2 to follow the system of equal pay for equal work for similarly placed contract labourer jobs in BSNL Tamilnadu Telecom Circle and directing the respondents to honour and implement the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab and others Vs.Jagjit Singh and others dated 26.10.2016 in BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle. For Petitioner : Mr.N.K.Srinivasan For Respondent : Mr.R.Gopinath, for R2

ORDER

It is represented by the Learned Counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition has already been disposed of and a copy of the order is produced. As such, recording that the matter has already been disposed of, the Registry is directed to close the entry as already disposed of.

08.12.2025 bsm To,

1. The Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, Corporate Office,

Harishchandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.

2.The Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, th Floor, BSNL ADMN Building, No.16, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006.

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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