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The General Secy. Tamil Manila v. The Chairman and Managing

Madras HC8 Dec 2025WP/22823/2017

Case brief

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What is this about?

BSNL Tamil Nadu; contract labour union (Tamil Manila Tholaithodarpu Contract Labour Union); equal pay for equal work; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; State of Punjab v. Jagjit Singh (26.10.2016); writ petition already disposed of; Registry directed to close entry as already disposed; Madras High Court; W.P.No.22823 of 2017; administrative closure order dated 08.12.2025.

What did the court decide?

Registry directed to close the entry of W.P.No.22823 of 2017 as already disposed of; no substantive relief adjudicated in this order. ¶17

The General Secy. Tamil Manila Vs The Chairman and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 08.12.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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W.P.No.22823 of 2017

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The General Secretary, Tamil Manila Tholaithodarpu Contract Labour Union, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Tamil Nadu Circle, No.3/300, Telecom Nagar, Chennai Main Road, Villupuram 605 602. Rep by its General Secretary R.Selvam ...Petitioner

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/versus/

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The Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, Corporate Office, Harishchandra Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001.

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2.The Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, 7th Floor, BSNL ADMN Building, No.16, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006. … Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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to issue a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the respondents 1 and 2 to follow the system of equal pay for equal work for similarly placed contract labourer jobs in BSNL Tamilnadu Telecom Circle and directing the respondents to honour and implement the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab and others Vs.Jagjit Singh and others dated 26.10.2016 in BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle.

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For Petitioner : Mr.N.K.Srinivasan For Respondent : Mr.R.Gopinath, for R2

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ORDER

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It is represented by the Learned Counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition has already been disposed of and a copy of the order is produced. As such,

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recording that the matter has already been disposed of, the Registry is directed to

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close the entry as already disposed of.

08.12.2025

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