BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:29.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN WP(MD)No.4845 of 2011 M.Subramanian :Petitioner -Vs- TANGEDCO Represented by The Superintending Engineer, MEDC, Madurai. :Respondent PRAYER:Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to act in terms of the award dated 18.02.2010 passed by the Labour Court, Madurai in I.D.No.56 of 1998 by paying additional wages to Assistant Engineers and Assistant Executive Engineers performing shift duties in Sub Stations and Power Stations on festival and national holidays. For Petitioner : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondent : Mr.T.S.Mohammed Mohideen Additional Government Pleader ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. 2.By consent of both sides, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for final hearing. 3.The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the respondent to act in terms of the award dated 18.02.2010 passed by the Labour Court, Madurai in I.D.No.56 of 1998 by paying additional wages to Assistant Engineers and Assistant Executive Engineers performing shift duties in Sub Stations and Power Stations on festival and national holidays. 4.Seeking such relief, the petitioner has sent a representation dated 11.08.2010 to the respondent and since the same has not been considered so far, he has come up with the present Writ Petition for the reliefs stated earlier. 5.Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the respondent to consider the said representation of the petitioner dated 11.08.2010 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law and also in the light of the orders passed by the Labour Court, Madurai, dated 18.02.2010, made in I.D.No.56 of 1998, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.The Writ Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Accounts) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: The Superintending Engineer, TANGEDCO, MEDC, Madurai. +1CC to Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, Advocate. SR.No.20755. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.20868. SML Order made in WP(MD)No.4845 of 2011 RP/11.07.2011/1P/4C. Dated:- 29.06.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/