WA/975/2023 of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Vs The Singareni Collieries Workers Union, on 29 December 2023

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ALOK ARADHEANDTHE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI

WRIT APPEAL NO: 975 OF 2023

writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters patent preferred against the order dated25-og'2o23 passed in the lA.No. 5 of 2023 in w p No 31878 of 2022 on the fite ofthe High Court.

Between:

The Singareni _Collierie.s C.omp.a.ly Limited,, (A Government Company),Kothagudem Collieries, Bhadradri-Kothagudem tiistrict, Rep. by its Chdirmi'nandManagingDirector' andManagingDirector'

...A''ELLANT/'ET.roNER,RES'.NDENTNo.5

AND

1. The Srngareni Collieries Workers Union,, (Regd. No.7) Affiliated to AITUC,Head Office, SeshagiriBhavan, Kothagudem, BhadracjriKothagudem District,!_ep [by its ][ceneral ][Secretary Sri V.Sitharamaiah, S/o. Sri Brahmaiah, ][Aged]63 years Head Office, SeshagiriBhavan, Kothagudem, BhadracjriKothagudem District,!_ep [by its ][ceneral ][Secretary Sri V.Sitharamaiah, S/o. Sri Brahmaiah, ][Aged]63 years

....REspoNDENT/REspoNoENTrpETrroNER

2. Union of lndia,, Ministry of Labour, ShramShakthiBhavan, Ministry of Labour[and Employment, New ][Delhi ][[-1 ][10 ][001, ]][[10 ][001, ]][[001, ]][[Rep by ][its ][Secretary.]][[its ][Secretary.]][[Secretary.]]3. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central),, Rafi Marg, New Delhi -1 [and Employment, New ][Delhi ][[-1 ][10 ][001, ]][[10 ][001, ]][[001, ]][[Rep by ][its ][Secretary.]][[its ][Secretary.]][[Secretary.]]3. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central),, Rafi Marg, New Delhi -1

[[Delhi ]][[-1 ][10 ][001, ]][[10 ][001, ]][[001, ]][[Rep by ][its ][Secretary.]][[its ][Secretary.]][[Secretary.]]3. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central),, Rafi Marg, New Delhi -1 1 0001 .4. The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (C),, Ministry of Labour andEJnployment, [Government of lndia, ATI Campus, Vidya Nagar, Hyderabad ][-]500 007.4. The Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (C),, Ministry of Labour andEJnployment, [Government of lndia, ATI Campus, Vidya Nagar, Hyderabad ][-]500 007.

5. The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central),, Ministry of Labour,Government of lndia. ATI Campus, Vidyanagbr, Hyder-abad - 500 044.Government of lndia. ATI Campus, Vidyanagbr, Hyder-abad - 500 044.6. Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangam, Rep. by its PresidenU GeneralSecretary Regd. No. 1714 Head Office Godavarikhani - 505209 PeddapallyDistrictSecretary Regd. No. 1714 Head Office Godavarikhani - 505209 PeddapallyDistrict

7. The District Collector, BhadradriKothagudem District Bhadradri KothagudemState of TelanganaState of Telangana

8. State of Telangana Energy Department, Telangana Secretarial Hyderabadrep by its Special Chief Secretaryrep by its Special Chief Secretary Respondents - 6, 7 and 8 are impleaded as per Order Dated 28.1O.2022 inlA No 2 & 3 of 2022 ResPectivelY-*=spoNDENTS/RESpoNDENTS/RESpoNDENTS

IA NO:10F 2023

2023lPetition under Section 1 51 CpC praying that in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased preasedto suspend the operation of order dated 2g.10.2022 passed in l.A. No. 1 of 2022and the consequentiar orders more particurarry the order dated 25.0g.2023 passedin l.A. No. 5 ot 2023 in W.p. No. 31818 ot 2022

IA NO 20F 2023

Petition under Section i 51 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased preasedto grant stay of a, further proceedings of 4th respondent more particurarry theminutes of the meeting dated 27.09.2023the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased preasedto grant stay of a, further proceedings of 4th respondent more particurarry theminutes of the meeting dated 27.09.2023

Counsel for the Appellant: SRI p. SRI HARSHA REDDY(sc FOR StNGARENT coLLtERtES COMpANy LtMtTED)(sc FOR StNGARENT coLLtERtES COMpANy LtMtTED)

counser for Respondent couNSEL FoR"". [,, ]SxlFixlllf 30$$ftiEx,,fl- couNSEL FoR"". [,, ]SxlFixlllf 30$$ftiEx,,fl- Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 to 5: SRI cADl PRAVEEN KUMAR, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL

The Court made the following: ORDER

TTIE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ALOK ARADIIEAND

THE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KIIMAR JI'XANTI

WRIT APPEAL No.975 of 2023

JUDGMENT: ee. the Hoi'ble the CLtrcJ Justice Alok Aradhe)

Mr. P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned counsel for theappe llant.

Mr. G.Vidya Sagar, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Sai Prasen Gundavaram, learned counselfor respondent No. 1for respondent No. 1

Mr. Gadi Praveen Kumar, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondents No.2 to S

2. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit thatfor the parties jointly submit thatparties jointly submit thatjointly submit thatsubmit thatthe issue involved in this appeal does not survive for. [consideration ][as the ][elections ][in ][the ][Singareni ]CollieriesCompany Limited have been held on 22.12.2023.

Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit thatfor the parties jointly submit thatparties jointly submit thatjointly submit thatsubmit that

3. The appeal is therefore dismissed as infructuous.

Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shallstand closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.stand closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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