Petitioner challenged a railway letter publishing the list of elected office bearers of the All India OBC Railway Employees Association. The court held such communication gave no cause for a writ; internal election disputes lie before the civil court. The elected term had expired, so the impugned order lost relevance.
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W.P.No.4397 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.01.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
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and
W.M.P.Nos.4949 & 4951 of 2020
V.Murali Krishnan
... Petitioner
Vs.
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Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the letter dated 30/10/2018 in Letter No.P(S171/OBC/ Confdl/Vol.V of the 1st respondent herein and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Selvendran
For Respondents : Mr.P.T.Ram Kumar, Senior Counsel for Railways, (for R1 to R3)
Mr.P.Srinivas (for R4)
O R D E R
The order impugned dated 30.10.2018 was issued, by the Deputy
Chief Personnel Officer / R&W for Principal Chief Personnel Officer, Southern Railway, publishing the list of office bearers of zonal office and the list of central office representatives/ All India Other Backward Classes Railway Employees Association (AIOBCREA), South Zone.
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Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
(sha) Index : Yes Speaking Order Neutral Citation : Yes
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM. J.,
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition lies against a railway communication of elected office bearers of an employees association, or whether election disputes must go to the civil court.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.Murali Krishnan
The Principal Chief Personnel Officer, Southern Railway, Chennai
The Senior Personnel Officer, Reservation Police, Southern Railway, Chennai
The General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai
All India OBC Railway Employees Federation, Rep. by its General Secretary, New Delhi
All India Other Backward Class Railway Employees Association, Rep. by its Secretary, Chennai
S.M.Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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