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Engine Factory Workers union v. The Chairman

Madras HC28 Mar 2025WP/17236/2021

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What is this about?

W.P.No.17236 of 2021 / W.M.P.No.18246 of 2021; Madras High Court; Dr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete; decided 28.03.2025; Engine Factory Workers Union (Gen. Secy. Y. Arokiaraj) v. Chairman Ordnance Factory Board, General Manager Engine Factory Avadi, INTUC, Indian National Defence Workers Federation, AIANGO (Sathish, Sakthivel); impugned Proceedings No.1707 dated 28.07.2021; JCM-IV level meetings; status quo ante; certiorarified mandamus; writ petition dismissed as infructuous on petitioner counsel's endorsement; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition dismissed; no merits adjudication.

What did the court decide?

On the petitioner counsel's submission that the writ petition had become infructuous, with an endorsement to that effect, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous. ¶34

Engine Factory Workers union Vs The Chairman — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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W.P.No.17236 of 2021

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 28.03.2025

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PRESENT:

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THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE

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and

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W.M.P.No.18246 of 2021

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Engine Factory Workers Union, Represented by its General Secretary, Mr.Y.Arokiaraj, No.15, Krishna Menon Street, Gandhi Nagar, Avadi, Chennai 600 054.

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... Petitioner

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Vs.

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The Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board, Section A/IR, 10-A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001.

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The General Manager, Engine Factory, Avadi, Chennai – 600 054.

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The President / General Secretary INTUC-National Head Quarter, No.4, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.

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Indian National Defence Workers Federation,

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represented by its General Secretary Mr.R.Srinivasan, having registered Office at: No.6,6^th street, Vaishnavi Nagar, RCC Post, Chennai – 600 109.

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Mr.K.Sathish, Chargeman – Technical, All India Association of Non-Gazetted officers, (AIANGO), Engine Factory, Avadi, Chennai – 600 054.

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Mr.S.Sakthivel,

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Chargeman – Technical, All India Association of Non-Gazetted Officers, (AIANGO), Engine Factory, Avadi, Chennai – 600 054. (Cause Title Amended vide order dated 23.09.2021 made in WMP.No.19487/2021 in W.P.No.17236/2021)

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... Respondents

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PRAYER IN W.P.No.17236 of 2021: To issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus or any others writ, order or direction in the nature of a writ, calling for records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the second respondent in No.1707 dated 28.07.2021 and quash the same and direct the second respondent in No.1707 dated 28.07.2021 and quash the same and direct the second respondent to allow the members of the petitioner Union to participate in JCM-IV level meetings and maintain status quo ante prior to the date of impugned order dated 28.7.2021 and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.

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PRAYER IN W.M.P.No.18246 of 2021: To grant an order of Interim stay of the operation of the impugned order passed by the second respondent in his Proceedings No.1707 dated 28.07.2021 pending disposal of the above writ petition and thus render justice.

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For Petitioner : M/s. N.Fidelia

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For R1 & R2 : Mr.K.S.Jeyaganeshan, Senior Counsel For R3 to R6 : No appearance

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O R D E R

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Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel

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appearing for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous and has made an endorsement to that effect.

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Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However,

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there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed.

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Copy to

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The Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board, Section A/IR, 10-A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001.

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The General Manager, Engine Factory, Avadi, Chennai – 600 054.

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The President / General Secretary INTUC-National Head Quarter, No.4, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110 001.

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Indian National Defence Workers Federation, represented by its General Secretary Mr.R.Srinivasan, having registered Office at: No.6,6^th street, Vaishnavi Nagar, RCC Post, Chennai – 600 109.

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DR. A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.

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W.P.No.17236 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.18246 of 2021

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