The District Forest Officer v. The Forest Range Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR and W.M.P.(MD)No.6047 of 2023 The District Forest Officer, Madurai Forest Division, Madurai District.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Forest Range Officer, Forest Range, Usilampatty.

2.M.Malaichamy ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the Labour court, Madurai in EP.No.21 of 2019 in C.P.No.7 of 2015 dated 24.11.2022 and quash the same as illegal and for consequential direction to the Labour court, Madurai to rehear the C.P.No.07 of

2015 by remanding the same to file of the Labour court, Madurai by impleading the necessary parties.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Veerakathiravan, Addl. Advocate General Assisted by Mr.R.Ragavendran, Government Advocate For Respondents :

Mr.M.Pounraj for R2

O R D E R

When the matter earlier came up for consideration before this Court on 11.03.2025 and 08.04.2025, it was submitted by learned Government Advocate that the petitioner herein is not contesting the Writ Petition any more and is inclined to pay the amount claimed by the respondent No.2 in E.P.No.21 of 2019 in C.P.No.7 of 2015. In view of the same, the matter was adjourned to today under the caption 'for reporting compliance'.

2. Today, the learned Additional Advocate General submitted that the petitioner would comply with the claim made by the respondent No.2 within a period of six weeks from today.

3. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is closed granting the petitioner to satisfy the claim made by respondent No.2 in E.P.No.21 of 2019 in C.P.No.7 of 2015. In case, if the same is not satisfied within a period of six weeks from today, the Execution Court/Labour Court is at liberty to proceed further in the matter. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

28.04.2025 Index :

Yes / No vsm

MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

vsm To The Forest Range Officer, Forest Range, Usilampatty.

28.04.2025