The High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging tribunal orders directing payment of wages to forest workers, finding the petitions infructuous as a subsequent government order had settled the issue affecting the category of workers (Plot Watchers).
The writ petitions were dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 05.09.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA
W.P.Nos. 36303 & 36304 of 2015 and
M.P.Nos.1 & 1 of 2015
W.P.No.36303 of 2015
Vs
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PRAYER in W.P.No.36303 of 2015 : The Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the 5th respondent in M.W.No. 63 of 2011 dated 05.01.2015 and to quash the same
W.P.No.36304 of 2015
... Petitioners
Vs
4 M. Subramani
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under the Provisions of the Minimum Wages Act Salem.
... Respondents in W.P.No.36304 of 2015
PRAYER in W.P.No.36304 of 2015 : The Writ Petition filed under
Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the 5th respondent in M.W.No. 64 of 2011 dated 05.01.2015 and to quash the same.
For Petitioners : Mr.T.Seenivasan, SGP (Forest
For Respondents : No representation
C O M M O N OR D E R
The petitioners have filed the writ petitions challenging the orders
of the fifth respondent dated 05.01.2015, wherein, the petitioners were directed to pay wages to the respondents 1 to 4 in accordance with the G.O.(2D) No.82 “Labour and Employment (J2) dated 27.09.2002.
for respondents 1 to 4 in both the writ petitions.
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are also Plot Watchers, and since the issue with regard to the Plot Watchers has already been settled subsequent to G.O viz., G.O.Ms.No.95, Environment and Forest Department dated 07.08.2009 this Court finds that nothing survives for further adjudication in these writ petitions.
05.09.2024
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To
The Tribunal Constituted under the Provisions of the Minimum Wages Act Salem.
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R.N.MANJULA , J
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W.P.Nos. 36303 & 36304 of 2015 and M.P.Nos.1 & 1 of 2015
05.09.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions challenging the tribunal's order directing payment of wages became infructuous due to a subsequent settlement regarding the same category of workers?
3 provisions across 2 enactments
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and others
Kamala and others
V. Venkadagiri and others
R.N. Manjula
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
