Kudankulam Nuclear Power Employees Union v. Govt.Of India

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.04.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Kudankulam Nuclear Power Employees Union, Rep. by its General Secretary, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.Government of India, Ministry of Labour, Rep. by its Secretary, Shiram Sakthi Bhawan Rafi Mag, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Site Director, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st Respondent to refer the industrial dispute relating to the demand for extension of two days Special Casual Leave per year to the employees of 1/4

the 2nd Respondent as given to the employees employed in the Head Office in Mumbai and employed in other non-industrial units of NPCIL for adjudication to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Chennai within a specified time as may be fixed by this Court, Award costs.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Arunachalam For Respondents : Mr.S.Jeyasingh, Senior Panel Counsel for R1.

Mr.Krishna Srinivasan, Senior Counsel, For Mr.S.Ramasubramaniam and Associates for R2.

ORDER

Heard the learned counsel for the writ petitioner, the learned Senior Panel Counsel for the first respondent and the learned Senior Counsel for the second respondent.

2.In view of the subsequent development namely, entering into a bipartite settlement under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, nothing survives for further adjudication. 2/4

3.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. 11.04.2023 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias 3/4

G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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