Dismissed

Singareni Coal Mines Labour Union v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC13 Feb 2025WP/4178/2017

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What is this about?

Writ petition by a registered coal mines labour union seeking representative status and remittance of union subscriptions by the employer. Counsel stated the cause no longer survived; the High Court dismissed the petition as infructuous with no order as to costs.

What did the court decide?

None; writ petition dismissed as infructuous, miscellaneous petitions closed, no costs.

Singareni Coal Mines Labour Union Vs The State of… — Service and Employment | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 4178 0F 2017

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Between:

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9ingareni^{coal Mines Ljrb^our} _Union,^{(Registration} No.2064) Head office Kothagudem .collieries s07101, Rep. by its^"General secretary'r.riini rr,lali.sn, Sl":Y^gl5?19i11 Ased about 62 yeais,_Rio.HNols-2-T4ti, M;,'ka;a;r;^'Cii6nv, ,Gooavafl Khani, Ramagundam, District^peddapally

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...PETtTtONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana,_Represenled by principal Secretary Labour Department Secretariat Buildings, Hydeiabad

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2 The Joint Commissioner of Labour & Registrar of Trade, Unions Warangal

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3 Singareni Collieries Company Limited,, (A Government Company) Kothagudem Collieries (PO) 507101 Rep. by its General Managiirg (Personnel)

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4 The chairman & Managing Director, sinqareni colrieries comoanv Limited. (A covernment Company) Kothagudem Coilieries (pO) 507i 01

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus (i) Direct the singareni collieries company Limited to entertain the Petitioner Union office Bearers (s.c.M.L. Union) only as representative status union in singareni collieries company Ltd., (ii) Direct the singareni collieries company Limited to remit the Union subscription recovered from August 2016 onwards to the Petitioner Union. (iii) Restrain the Respondent Singareni collieries company Limited from entertaining any other group claiming to be the representative of the Singareni Coal Mines Labour Union (Regd. No.2064).

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l.A. NO: 10F2^{017(WPMP . NO:50090F20 't7l}

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petition under section 151 cpc^{praying thatin the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filed in supportof the petition' the High Court may be pleasedto} direct^{the RespondentNo 3 to remitthe union subscription collected from August} 20l6onwardstothePetitionerUnionforthwith'withfurtherdirectionstoContinue to remit^{the Union subscriptionto the Petitioner Unionin the intere'stof justice} pending disposal^{of the writ petition'}

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I.A.^N O:2OF^{2017(WPMP . NO:5010 0F20171}

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petition under section 151 cpc^{prayingthat in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filed in supportof the petition' the High Court may be pleasedto} direct the^{Singareni Collieries Company Limitedto invite Office Bearers of} Petitioner^{Union on par with other Representative Unionsin the interestof justice} pending disposal^{of the writ petition'}

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Counsel^{for the Petitioner : SRI K'UDAYASRI}

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Counsel^{for Respondents No'1&2 : GP FOR LABOUR}

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Counsel^{for ResponclentsNo'3&4:SRl P'SRl HARSHA REDDY'SCFORSCCL} The Court^{made the following:ORDER}

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HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRIT P TION No.417a oF 2017

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ORD ER:

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. Heard Sri K.Udayasri, learned counset appearing on behalf of the petitioner, tearned Government pleader for Labour, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nso.1 and 2 and Sri P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counset for Singareni Collieries Company Limited, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.3 and 4.

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as under:

"...to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ to (i) direct the Singareni Collieries Company Limited to entertain the petitionerUnion Office Bearers (S.C.M.L.Union) Only as representative status Union in Singareni Collieries Company Limited; (ii) direct the Singareni Collieries Company Limited to remit the Union subscription recovered from August, 2016 onwards to the PetitionerUnion; (iii) Restrain the Respondent-Singa reni Collieries Company Limited from entertaining any other group claiming to be the representative of the Singareni Coal Mines Labour Union (Regd. No.2064); (iv) pass such

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other order or orders as this^{Hon'ble r:ourtmay} deem fit and^proper in the interest of^justice."

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It is represented by the learned^{counsel appearingon}

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behalf of the^petitioner that the^cause of^{action in the present} writ petition does not survive^for adjudication,^{any more.}

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Bringing the said submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the^{petitioner on record, the writ} petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, the miscellaneous^petitions, if

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any,^pending in the Writ Petition shall^{also s!9ndcloged.}

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SD/- T. TIRUMALA DEVI ASSIS ANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY' ECTION OFFICER

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To,

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One CC to SRI^{K.UDAYA SRl,Advocate.} [OPUC]

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Two CCs to^{Gp FOR LABOUR(TG) ,High iourt for the state of Telangana} louTl

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One CC^{to SRI P.SRI HARSHA REDDY, SC for Singareni Collieries} Company Limited. IOPUC]

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Two CD CoPies

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ORDER

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WP.No.4178^{of 2017}

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DISMISSING^{THE WRIT PETITION} WITHOUT^COSTS

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Singareni Coal Mines Labour Union v. The State of Telangana

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