CWP No.10569 of 1989 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.10569 of 1989 DATE OF DECISION: March 8, 2011 NANGAL BHAKRA MAZDOOR SANG (RETD.) ...PETITIONER VERSUS UNION OF INDIA ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: NONE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. ARUN NEHRA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1. MR. RITA KOHLI, ADDL.A.G., PUNJAB. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the respondents are present. The writ petition contains challenge for a failure to refer the dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act for adjudication before the Labour Court. The grievance was that the persons who had been work-charged employees and who had been later absorbed to regular posts demanded that the retirement age shall not be 58, as was applicable to regular employees, but it should be 60, as it was done to work-charged employees. The relief claimed cannot survive for consideration, because all the persons must have completed 60 years of service and the question of acceding to the demand as made to the Board does not arise now. The action was initiated by the trade CWP No.10569 of 1989 -2- union espousing the cause of class of workers who felt aggrieved by the action of the management. The relief claimed in the writ petition has become infructuous and the writ petition is dismissed as such. March 8, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE