WP/4218/2020 of Bathula Nagaraj Vs The Union of India on 31 December 2021

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA: AT HYDERABAD(Special Original J urisdiction)

FRIDAY ,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEI/BERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE

PRESENTTHE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILIWRIT PETITION NO:4218 OF 2020

Between:Bathula Nagaraj, S/o Narayana, aged about 60 years, OCC. Ex. E.P.Operator,Spl. Grade, EC No.1425334, Ramagundam Area-|, Mine. Medipalli OC,Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), R/o. Q.No.SC2-53,Sharadanagar, Godavarikhani, Ramagundam l\ilandal, Karimnagar District....PETITIONERAND1The Union of lndia, Ministry of Coal, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, RajpathArea, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Delhi-110001.2The Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal lndustry, Kolkatta, Rep.by itsPrl.Secretary, Under National Coal Wages Agreement, Coal Bhavan, New Town,Rajarhat. Kolkala. [,4esl Bengal-700'1 56.3The Coal l\,4ines Provident Fund Organization, Rep. by its Commissioner, PoliceLine, Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826001 .4The lvledical Council oI lndia, Rep.by its President, Dada Dev Mandir RoadDwarka Phase -1, Pocket 14, SectorS Dwarka, New Delhi110077.The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Rep. by its Chairman and ManagingDirector, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Hyderabad,6The Director (PA & W), The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL),Kothagudem, Kammam District.7The General Manager (Personnel), Welfare and CSR, The Singareni CollierresCompany Limited (SCCL), Welfare Wing, Corporate PersonnefDepartment,Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad.8.The General l\,4anager, Ramagundam-1 Area, The Singareni Collieries CompanyLimited (SCCL), Ramagundam, Karimnagar District.9.The Medical Board, The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL),Kothagudem, Kharmmam District, Rep. by the Chief Medical Officer....RESPONDENTS

Petition under Nlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tocircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toissue an order or directjon, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus,declaring that the Minutes of the Medical Board dated 3.12.2015, issued by the [gth]Respondent-Med ical Board of the 5th Respondent-Company, communicated videProceedings in Ref. No. RG l/PER/JC/54l8087, dated 17.19.12.2019 of the 8thProceedings in Ref. No. RG l/PER/JC/54l8087, dated 17.19.12.2019 of the 8thRespondent, in so far as stating that the petitioner disables to perform his dutiesregularly and efficiently, having regard to the nature of disability he was suffering andcategorized under Clause No. (ii) of 9.4.0 of National Coal Wage Agreemenlvl, asregularly and efficiently, having regard to the nature of disability he was suffering andcategorized under Clause No. (ii) of 9.4.0 of National Coal Wage Agreemenlvl, asillegal, arbitrary, contrary to the policy under the lr,rlines Act, 1952 and its Rules, 1955,violative of the National Coal Wages Agreement, violative of [principles ]of naturalviolative of the National Coal Wages Agreement, violative of [principles ]of naturaljustice and violative ol Adicles 14, 10 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia andunconstitutional and set aside the same, by [holding that ]the [petitioner ][is ][medically]invalidated under Clause [(i) ]of NCWA-VI of 9.4.0 of the 2nd [respondent ][by ][providing]employment to the [petitioners ]son in the sth Respondent-Company as [per ][clause ][(i)]of 9.4.0 and further to [pay ]all the statutory benefits [under ][the ][lvlines ][Act, ][1952 ][and ][its]Rules, 1955 with all consequenlial benefits, [and ][to ][pass]unconstitutional and set aside the same, by [holding that ]the [petitioner ][is ][medically]invalidated under Clause [(i) ]of NCWA-VI of 9.4.0 of the 2nd [respondent ][by ][providing]employment to the [petitioners ]son in the sth Respondent-Company as [per ][clause ][(i)]of 9.4.0 and further to [pay ]all the statutory benefits [under ][the ][lvlines ][Act, ][1952 ][and ][its]Rules, 1955 with all consequenlial benefits, [and ][to ][pass]

NO:1F20

NO:1F20

PetitionunderSection'15'lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedintheaffidavit iited [in support of ][the ][petition, ][the ][High Court may ][be ][pleased ][to ][direct ][the]Resoondent 5 to 8, to [include ][ihe ][name ][of ][the ][petitioners son in ][the ][live rolls ][of ][the];il-h6;.;;.r-Company [for ][providing employment ][to ][the ][petitioners ][son' ][pending]disposal of the [above ][Writ ][Petition.]

lA NO: 2 oF [2020]

Petition under [Section ][15'1 ][CPC praying ][that ][in ][the ][circumstances ][stated ][in ][the]atfiOavit titeO [in support ][of the ][petition, ][lhe ][High Court may ][be ][pleased ][to ][direct ][the]n".ponO"nt. S to 8, [to ][pay all ][the ][statutory benefits like gratuity and other ][terminal]U"n&ii", lnciusire [oi ][Coal-Mines Provident Fund ][to the ][petitioner under ][the ][N'4ines]Act, 1952, [pending disposal of ][the ][above ][writ ][petition]

IANO: 3 OF [2020]

PetltionunderSection,l5lCPCprayingthatintheCircumstancesstatedintheamoavit [titeo in support ][of the ][petition, ][th; ][Hlgh Court may ][be ][pleased ][to ][direct ][the]sth Respondent-Company [to ][send all ][the ][Medical Certificates of the gth Respondent ][-]fti"Oit"r'e"rid in [respect ][of ][the ][petitioner ][herein ][to ][the ][2nd ][respondent ][for]adluOicating [whether ][the ][case ][of the ][petitioner ][falls under category (i) ][or ][(ii) ][of 9'4'0]ot ruCWn-Vt, [pending disposal of ][the ][above ][writ ][petition']

lA NO: 1OF2021

Petition under [Section ][151 CPC praying ][that ][in ][lhe ][circumstances stated in the]affidavit filed [in support of ][the ][petition, ][the ][High ][Court ][may ][be ][pleased ][to ][permit the];;iitL;;; ;in" loint [t" ]Bipartite Committee [amend ][and ][substitute cause ]for the Coal lndustry, Kolkatta, [title in ][respect ][of ][the 2nd ]Rep by [respondent ]its l\'4ember[as]S;;;"i;t, Under [National ][Coal ][Wages ][Agreement, #. ][coal ][Bhavan' New ][Town']nrlrnat. XotXata, [West Bengal-7oot50, ][insieaO ][of the ][Jolnt Bipartite ][Commlttee for]ih; C";i i.oritw, [Kolkatta, ][-Rep. ][by its ][Prl ][secretarv, ][Under National Coal ][wages]ng*r"";"ni, ,' do';l [Bhavan'' New Town, Rajarhat, ][Kolkata' ][west ][Bengal-7oo't ][56"']

Counsel for [the ][Petitioner: ][SRI ][Ch. ][VENKAT ][RAMAN]

Counsel for the [Respondent ][Nos.1 ][to ][3: ][SRI ][K'ARVIND KUMAR]Counsel for the [Respondent ][No.4: Ms.POJITHA, ][SC ][for ][MCI]Counsel for the [Respondent Nos.s ][to ][9: ][SRI ][J.SREENIVASA RAO,]SC for Singareni [Colleries]

The Court made the following: [OROER]

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HON'BLE SRIJUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILIPo8

ORDER:

When the matter is taken up for hearing, leatned counsel oneither side faitly conceded that the issue involved in this writpetition is squarely coveted by the orcler dated 07.12.2021 passed bythis Court in W.p.No.5455 of 2020.petition is squarely coveted by the orcler dated 07.12.2021 passed bythis Court in W.p.No.5455 of 2020.

Foliowing thc order dated 07.12.2021inW.p.No.5455 of 2020,and lor reasons alike, this Writ petition is also disposed of. No COStS.

Pcnding misccllaneous pctitions, ifany, shall stand closedl//TRUE COPY//"'Ig3,"Yf,U+RES,SFRiI IIWTo,sEcrloN oFFlcER1The [principar ]secretary, union 2i:^",:l?rlut [New Derhi: ][o",n-r;iJJ311' ][lvlinjstry ][of ][coal, ][Rajpath ][Area, cenrrar]3.irflt}i[s.?8"3,",?:#.':#8"?]T8::la;'i;::fl [!i;?"1tx[3 ][j!?tsi]iffi [,i#,T;:i?f;:lf-8ilM?"' ][Provident ][Fund ][orsanization, ][porice ][Line,]4.i['Jr{d,}ffi tu+"il:,,',{,',,i,*" FT"#,:ppiJ:";:;;1:,".\I: Iiih!ffi$ [j[:f#)' ][rhetsjnsarenicorrieries ][companv ][Limited ][(sccL),]/. rhe cenerat t\,,lanager (personnel)..W€lfare and CSR. The Sinqareni CollieriessflUi*Y L'#Hi'iccLIr4/erra16 [wins co.po,it. pe,!5#!i5e'iirtment,]8. The General Manaoer. Ramagundam_j Area, The Singareni Collieries Company^ [Limled ][(sccl). ][nJmasunoa;. ][kii;;njjar ][p;;i;;y ][","'" ]["", ][",,']9. The Medicat Board. Tn; Sinoareni_Colti;"';s C;;;;"y Limited (SCCL).1 10.one . ^ ['l ]. one [Kothag-udern, ]CC CC to ro SRt K.ARVIND SRt [Kharmnam ]Ch.VENKAT RAver.t, [oisr,.,ct, Cep. ]ruvAn, Aor"ilii'?iidUbi-,Aaroclid ov t-nJ-Cif['i iOpit-cl't!i;i;;i6];;;13 12 one Ore cc CC to ro Ats sRr POOJjIHA. J.sReeu'vrsa SC ror Rro, M"o'ciiCoJn'iit;india st ,";5i"'s";";itiriJ,L!i6puclIOpUCt14. Two C D. Coo es15 One Spare Cbpyl\4 RCSB\'u HIGH COURT

DATED:31/1212021

ORDER

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