Writ petition sought recovery of unpaid wages from a cooperative society via certificate under the Payment of Wages Act. The court noted a later coordinate-bench order directing instalment payment of dues, and with no appearance by the petitioner, dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution.
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W.P.(MD) No.16520 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 24.03.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR
W.P.(MD) No.16520 of 2019
V.Subramaniyan
... Petitioner
-vs-
1.The District Collector Karur District Karur
2.The Authority (Under Payment of Wages Act) (The Joint Commissioner of Labour) Dindigul
3.The Management of R.1622, Pugalur Water Pumping Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd., Pugalur Sugar Mills – Post Karur - District ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue
a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to issue certificate under Section 15(5) of the Payment of Wages Act, for the recovery of Rs.1,13,408/-
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due to the petitioner as wages from third respondent along with interest as per
the order dated 17.12.2018 in P.W.No.8 of 2017 and further directing the first respondent to recover the amount and to pay the same to the petitioner within a period as stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
This matter came up for consideration before this Court on 20.03.2025. As there was no representation for the petitioner, this Court, having perused the records, directed Mr.A.Baskaran, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, to get instructions in this matter as to why the amounts claimed under this writ petition are not paid to the petitioner.
2. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to the notice of this Court by Mr.A.Baskaran, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, that the petitioner
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subsequently filed yet another writ petition in W.P.(MD) No.19819 of 2024 and a Coordinate Bench of this Court, by an order dated 28.08.2024, permitted
the third respondent to pay the amounts due to the petitioner to the tune of Rs.3,20,807/- at the rate of Rs.5,000/- per month from April, 2024 onwards and in terms of the said order, the petitioner is being paid the amounts regularly.
3. In the light of the above, as there is no representation for the petitioner even today, this Court is left with no other option except to dismiss this writ petition for non-prosecution.
4. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
No costs.
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To: 1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur.
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2.The Authority, (Under Payment of Wages Act), (The Joint Commissioner of Labour), Dindigul.
3.The Management of R.1622, Pugalur Water Pumping Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd., Pugalur Sugar Mills – Post, Karur - District.
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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a mandamus should issue to recover unpaid wages of Rs.1,13,408/- under Section 15(5) Payment of Wages Act.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
V.Subramaniyan
The District Collector Karur District Karur
The Authority (Under Payment of Wages Act) (The Joint Commissioner of Labour) Dindigul
The Management of R.1622, Pugalur Water Pumping Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd., Pugalur Sugar Mills – Post, Karur - District
Mummineni Sudheer Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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