P.Paramasivan, v. Madurai Corporation,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Twenty Seventh day of June Two Thousand Seventeen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice T.S.SIVAGNANAM and The Hon`ble Mr.Justice P.VELMURUGAN CMP(MD) No.984 of 2017 and CMP(MD) No.7450 of 2016 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 P.PARAMASIVAN ... PETITIONER/2nd RESPONDENT/2nd APPELLANT IN CMP(MD) No.984 of 2017 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 ... 2nd RESPONDENT IN CMP(MD) No.7450/2016 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 Vs 1 MADURAI CORPORATION, MADURAI, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER ...1st RESPONDENT/PETITIONER/APPELLANT IN CMP(MD) No.984 of 2017 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 ... APPELLANT/PETITIONER IN CMP(MD) No.7450 of 2016 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 2 THE INSPECTOR OF LABOUR MADURAI ...2nd RESPONDENT/1st RESPONDENT/ 1st RESPONDENT IN CMP(MD) No.984/2017 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 AND ... 1st RESPONDENT IN CMP(MD) No.7450 of 2016 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 3 S.UMAIYARAJ 4 M.THANGAPANDI 5 K.SELVI 6 K.THEIVANDHIRAN 7 M.MADASAMY 8 D.SUBBULAKSHMI 9 C.RAMAR 10 R.MARIYADASS 11 V.MURUGAN 12 S.GOVINDASAMY 13 M.SELVAM 14 G.VIJAYAKUMAR

15 V.GNANAM 16 C.ALAGAMMAL 17 A.PITCHAMUTHU 18 T.PANDIYAMMAL 19 T.KUPPUSAMY 20 K.PADMA 21 M.KARUPPASAMY 22 M.MARIAPPAN 23 R.KANNAN 24 S.RANI 25 K.BALASUBRAMANIAN 26 S.MALLIGA 27 R.VALLI 28 S.ARUMUGAM 29 M.ALAGURANI 30 P.MURUGAN 31 P.SURESH 32 V.DEVI 33 M.SARASWATHI 34 P.ADAIKALAM 35 A.AMBEDKAR 36 A.VALASAPPAN 37 P.RAVICHANDRAN 38 M.JAMBUNATHAN 39 K.PANJAVARNAM 40 M.PANDIYAMMAL 41 M.LAKSHMI 42 A.SHEELADEVI 43 T.ALAGAMMAL 44 G.MAYIULAMMAL 45 M.MUTHUPANDI 46 S.MUTHUMARI 47 VEERALAKSHMI 48 S.SANTHI 49 R.PADAMPRIYAL 50 A.SELVAPANDI 51 A.RAMESH 52 ARUMUGAM S/O.KANNAN 53 G.ALAGAMMAL 54 A.MARIAPPAN 55 A.ARUMUGAM 56 V.MURUGAN S/O.VELAN 57 P.ARAYEE 58 P.THAYAMMA 59 M.MEENA 60 T.MANIMEGALAI 61 M.NALLALU 62 K.PITCHAIAMMAL 63 MURUGESAN 64 A.LAKSHMI 65 M.PANDIYAMMAL 66 P.LAKSHMI

67 N.VASANTHI 68 M.ARAMMAL 69 C.CHITRADEVI 70 P.IRULANDI 71 M.MARIYAMMAL 72 A.MANIKANDAN 73 A.VENNILA 74 P.SHANMUGAVALLI 75 K.MEENAKSHISUNDARAM 76 R.PANJAVARNAM 77 K.ANDI 78 P.SAKTHI 79 P.RAKKAMMAL 80 S.GANESAN 81 A.VEERAIYAKALI 82 M.MUNIYAMMAL 83 K.LAKSHMI 84 M.MURUGAMMAL 85 V.KUPPATCHI 86 V.PATTU 87 P.ALAGARSAMY 88 C.VEERAMMAL 89 M.VELAMMAL 90 M.SEETHALAKSHMI 91 K.POOPANDI 92 M.MARIYAMMAL W/O.MURUGESAN, 278, EAST ST., KARUMBALAI, MADURAI-20.

93 A.CHINNATHAI 94 M.GANESAN 95 J.PERIYAR 96 P.SHANMUGAM 97 P.PANDIYAMMAL 98 P.ALAMU 99 S.ANITHA 100 M.PAPPA 101 L.ALAGURANI 102 P.TAMILARASI 103 A.DEVI 104 A.KARTHIK 105 K.VALIVITTAN 106 M.SONAI 107 T.PONGODI 108 P.SUBBAMMAL 109 R.MUNIYASAMY 110 M.RAKKAMMAL 111 K.MOOKKAMMAL 112 P.MUTHUKUMAR 113 M.KANNAN 114 P.MUNIYAMMAL 115 K.MEENATCHI 116 R.DEIVANAI 117 M.MOOKKAMMAL

118 PANDANASELVI 119 P.PALPANDIYAMMAL 120 M.ILANGO 121 A.PARVATHI 122 P.RAJENDRAN 123 VEERASAMY 124 K.PERUMAL 125 N.KARTHIK 126 R.SARAVANAN 127 A.RANI 128 K.VALIVITTAN S/O.KILAVARAJ 129 A.MARIYAMMAL 130 C.MURUGAN 131 G.SELVAKUMAR 132 M.CHINNAKUMAR 133 P.VEERAPANDI 134 P.SEENIYAMMAL 135 P.MURUGAN S/O.PERUMAL 136 J.LAWRENCE 137 T.RAMALAKSHMI 138 N.NAGAMMAL 139 R.MARIYAMMAL 140 N.PANJAVARNAM 141 S.VASANTHA 142 R.VELLAIYAMMAL 143 K.MUTHUPILLAI 144 C.MUTHUMARI 145 A.SHANTHI 146 P.MARIYAMMAL 147 C.BALAMURUGAN 148 C.SENTHILKUMAR 149 P.CHANDRA 150 M.JOTHIMUTHU 151 P.MUTHUPALANI 152 P.MALATHI 153 R.SANGILI 154 M.MALAIYANDI 155 S.KALIYAMMAL 156 M.PALANIYAMMAL 157 M.ALAGAR 158 P.MEENA 159 P.PALANIYAMMAL 160 K.SELVAKUMAR 161 M.MAHALAKSHMI 162 A.MURUGESWARI 163 A.MAHALAKSHMI 164 B.LATHA 165 C.NAGALAKSHMI 166 A.SUBBAMMAL 167 P.MURUGESWARI 168 O.SELVI 169 S.SURIYAPRAKASH

170 GANESAN 171 R.KALIYAPPAN 172 R.ESWARAN 173 E.MEENA 174 P.SEETHALAKSHMI 175 S.PARVATHI 176 M.KAVITHA 177 D.MAHALAKSHMI 178 P.SEVANAMMAL 179 M.MEENA 180 S.ROHINI 181 M.SIVA 182 A.VELMURUGAN 183 M.MARI 184 S.ALAGAR 185 P.KURUVAN 186 P.PALANI 187 K.KARUPPASAMY 188 K.MARAGADAVALLI 189 R.PALANI 190 R.MARRY 191 P.RADHAMANI 192 N.PALPANDI 193 M.MUTHUSELVAM 194 A.ALAGARSAMY 195 S.MAHENDRAN 196 M.PANDI 197 N.KUMARAVEL 198 R.RAJA 199 A.BOOMINATHAN 200 T.MUTHUGANESAN 201 P.MOOKKAIAH 202 P.ARUMUGAM 203 P.RAMAR 204 P.MANIKANDAN 205 M.NALLU 206 K.KALIMUTHU 207 P.MEENAKSHI 208 P.KADARKARIYAN 209 G.NATARAJAN 210 A.PERUMAL 211 K.KALIYAMMAL 212 VEERAMMAL 213 A.DEVAKI 214 M.MURUGESWARI 215 K.MEENATCHIAMMAL 216 S.PANJAVARNAM 217 G.ALAGI 218 G.MUTHUKUMAR 219 D.VELMURUGAN 220 R.MURUGAN 221 G.MURUGAN

222 T.KALIYAPPAN 223 T.MUNIYANDI 224 K.SEVUGAN 225 M.MUNIYANDI 226 L.SELVAM 227 T.NALLATHATHAGAL 228 M.MUTHALAMMAL 229 V.RAJAMMAL 230 T.GNANAMATHI 231 K.MADATHI 232 M.PITCHAIMUTHU 233 G.NAGARAJAN 234 A.MARIYAMMAL 235 V.MALLIGA 236 P.PALANIYAMMAL 237 M.SELVAM 238 K.PANDI 239 S.PANDI 240 P.BALAMURUGAN 241 S.LAKSHMI 242 S.KALYANI 243 R.KRISHNAVENI 244 P.SELVI 245 K.BALAMMAL 246 G.KANNIYAMMAL 247 V.RADHA 248 R.KANNAKI 249 V.MUTHUKUMAR 250 S.MAIKANDAN 251 T.VARADHARAJAN 252 C.AYYANAR 253 A.ALAGAR 254 P.MOORTHY 255 A.VELAMMAL 256 S.KANNIYAMMAL 257 M.PALANIYAMMAL 258 S.NATARAJ 259 M.AYYAPPAN 260 B.VIJAYALAKSHMI 261 S.RADHIKA 262 M.SELVAKUMAR 263 M.MUTHUVEL 264 P.ALAGARSAMY S/O.PARAMAN 265 K.MEENATCHI W/O.S.KARUPPAIAH 266 S.MUNIYAMMAL 267 I.VEERAPATHIRAN 268 K.MURUGESAN 269 V.SUBRAMANIYAN 270 P.KRISHNAPANDI 271 S.RAMASAMY 272 T.MUNIYANDI, S/O.THADIYAN 273 G.VELAMMAL

274 T.ARUMUGAM 275 M.KANNAN 276 E.MURUGAN 277 N.MUTHU 278 A.PANDI 279 M.ARUMUGAM 280 R.PANNEERSELVAM 281 A.ASIRVADHAM 282 A.NAGAMMAL 283 K.VALLI 284 S.JAKKAMMAL 285 R.KARTHIGAI JOTHI 286 A.KARPAGAM 287 K.JANAKI 288 P.PANDIYAMMAL 289 P.PALPANDI 290 K.SARAVANAN 291 S.RAMALAKSHMI 292 C.MUTHULAKSHMI 293 R.MUTHULAKSHMI 294 A.MEENATCHI 295 S.VELMURUGAN 296 K.PALRAJ 297 M.VALLIYAMMAL 298 A.SHANMUGAVALLI 299 M.PONNUTHAI 300 P.PANDIYARAJ 301 P.LAKSHMI W/O.PODIMUTHU 302 M.MUTHUMARI 303 P.PUSHPAVALLI 304 K.BASKARAN 305 S.KALIMUTHU 306 V.LATHA 307 T.KANNIYAMMAL 308 V.DHARMAPANDI 309 A.MUNIYASAMY 310 V.SHAKTHIVEL ... RESPONDENTS 3 to 310/ RESPONDENTS 3 to 310/ RESPONDENTS 3 to 310 IN BOTH THE PETITIONS Prayer in CMP(MD). 984/ 2017 in WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016: Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to Pleased to vacate the interim order of stay granted by this Honble Court in CMP(MD) No.7450/2016 in WA(MD)No.1163/2016 dated 9.8.2016.

Prayer in CMP(MD). 7450/ 2016 in WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016: To stay the operation of the proceedings of the 1st Respondent made in Na.Ka.No.E/3672/2011 CPS No.1 to 309 of 2010 dated 21.02.2013 pending disposal of above Writ Appeal and thus render justice.

Prayer in WA(MD). 1163/ 2016 :

To prefer this Memorandum of Grounds of Writ Appeal against the order dated 03.09.2015 of Honourable Court in W.P(MD)No.16595 of 2013 on the file of the this Honourable Court. Prayer in WP(MD). 16595/ 2013 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court To issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 1st respondent made in Na.Ka.No. E/3672/2011, C.P.S.No. 1 to 309 of 2010 dated 21/02/2013 and quash the same . ORDER : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.A.RAHUL, for Caveator for the petitioner IN CMP (MD)NO.984/2017 IN WA(MD)NO.1163/2016 and 2nd Respondent IN CMP(MD) NO.7450/2016 IN WA(MD)NO.1163/2016 and of MR.R.MURALI, Standing counsel for Respondent No.1 IN CMP(MD)NO.984/2017 IN WA(MD) NO.1163/2016 and petitioner IN CMP(MD)NO.7450/2016 IN WA(MD) NO.1163/2016 the court made the following order:- (Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.) Heard Mr.A.Rahul, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr.R.Murali, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent 1.

2.The respondent / Corporation has filed the Writ Appeal in W.A.(MD)No.1163 of 2016 as against the order dated 03.09.2015 passed in W.P.(MD)Nos.14148 & 16595 of 2013. The Writ petition in W.P.(MD) No.14148 of 2013 was filed by sanitary workers for implementing the order passed by the Inspector of Labour, Madurai under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981 and the Writ petition in W.P.(MD)No.16165 of 2013 was filed by the respondent / Corporation challenging the order passed by the Inspector of Labour. 3.The Writ Court by a common order, dismissed the Writ petition filed by the respondent / Corporation and allowed the Writ petition filed by the Sanitary workers with a direction to the respondent / Corporation to regularize their services and confer permanent status on them from the date on which they completed 480 days of service in 24 calender months, within a time frame.

4.The learned counsel appearing for the appellant / sanitary workers would contend that they are working since 2004 and paid lesser than the minimum wages and in spite of succeeding before the Inspector of Labour in the year 2013 itself and the writ petitions having been dismissed in the year 2015, till date, no benefit has been granted to them and therefore, appropriate directions to the respondent / Corporation may be issued.

5.The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent / Corporation would submit that the provisions of the said act would not apply to the respondent / Corporation and that the legal issue has to be decided in this Writ Appeal and the same was not conceded before the learned Single Judge but a specific plea was raised by the respondent / Corporation in their counter affidavit. 6.Considering the facts and submissions made on behalf of both parties, we are of the view that these Writ Appeals should be heard finally, but in the interregnum, how best the interest of the appellants / sanitary workers can be protected since the nature of duties discharged by them are very much essential for maintaining hygienic conditions in the respondent / Corporation area of operation.

We find that the wages paid to the workers is less than minimum wage fixed by the competent authority under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act. Hence, we direct the respondent / Corporation to pay minimum wage as fixed by the District Collector, Madurai in accordance with the provisions of the said Act. The said minimum wage shall be paid to all the workers for the month of July 2017 from August 2017 onwards and such payment shall be made till the disposal of the Writ Appeals.

7.Subject to the above conditions, the interim stay is made absolute and vacate petition is disposed of.

8.List the Writ Appeals on 18.09.2017.

sd/- 27/06/2017 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE COMMISSIONER, MADURAI CORPORATION, MADURAI.

2 THE INSPECTOR OF LABOUR, MADURAI

ORDER

IN CMP(MD) No.984 of 2017 and CMP(MD) No.7450 of 2016 IN WA(MD) No.1163 of 2016 Date :27/06/2017 MKV-PM-PN-SAR 3/27.7.2017/9P-3C