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The Superintending Engineer vs The Government Of Tamilnadu
2021 Latest Caselaw 11705 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 11705 Mad
Judgement Date : 15 June, 2021

Madras High Court
The Superintending Engineer vs The Government Of Tamilnadu on 15 June, 2021
                                                                               W.P.No.26332 of 2005


                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                DATED : 15.06.2021

                                                       CORAM

                                   THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ

                                               W.P.No.26332 of 2005
                                           and W.P.M.P.No.28755 of 2005

                     The Superintending Engineer,
                     Gobi Electricity Distribution Circle,
                     Gobichettipalayam.                                   ... Petitioner


                                                              Vs.

                     1. The Government of Tamilnadu,
                        rep. by its Secretary to Govt.,
                        Energy Department, Chennai - 9.

                     2. The Govt. of Tamilnadu,
                        rep. by its Secretary to Labour and
                        Employment Dept., Chennai - 9.

                     3. The Inspector of Labour, Erode.

                     4. S.Ashok Kumar

                     5. S.Chinnathambi

                     6. A.Saravanan

                     7. S.Veeraraj


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                     8. P.Immanuvel

                     9. K.Murugesan

                     10. C.Gunasekaran

                     11. R.Kandasamy

                     12. R.Sekar

                     13. V.Senthilkumar                                        ... Respondents

                     PRAYER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the
                     Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the
                     records of the third respondent relating to its order passed in petition
                     No.1117/2004, dated 29.12.2004 and quash the same as illegal.


                                   For Petitioner         : M/s.T.S.Gopalan & Co.,

                                   For Respondent
                                         Nos.1 to 3       : Mr.C.Selvaraj
                                                            Government Advocate (Civil)
                                   For Respondent
                                         Nos.4 to 13      : Mr.V.Elangovan

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                                                      ORDER

The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a

Writ of Certiorari to call for the records of the third respondent relating to

its order passed in petition No.1117/2004, dated 29.12.2004 and quash the

same as illegal.

2. When the matter is taken up for final hearing, the learned

counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that respondent Nos. 1 to

6 have already been considered and given permanent status and only in

respect of respondent No.7, the matter may be considered, if he fulfills the

conditions and norms laid down by the Division Bench of this Court

reported in (2009) 3 LLN 325 [Superintending Engineer, Nagapattinam

Electricity Circle, Tamil Nadu Vs. The Inspector of Labour] as well as the

Settlement, which are taken place between the Union and the Management

under Section 12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

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3. Considering the submission, a direction is given to the

petitioner to consider the case of the seventh respondent for regularization,

if he fulfills the conditions and norms required under 12(3) Settlement read

with judgment of the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court cited supra. The

petitioner is further directed to consider and pass orders within a period of

six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous

petition is closed.

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To

1. The Secretary to Government, Energy Department, Chennai - 9.

2. The Secretary to Labour and Employment Department, Chennai - 9.

3. The Inspector of Labour, Erode.

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M. GOVINDARAJ, J.

asi

W.P.No.26332 of 2005 and W.P.M.P.No.28755 of 2005

15.06.2021

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