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W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018175.C.T.Ravindran176.V.Ayyasamy177.D.Venugopal178.K.S.Balachandran179.K.Rajasekaran180.K.Janakiraman181.M.Jothi Ramalingam182.V.Panner Selvam183.T.Chidambaram184.E.Muthukrishnan185.D.Vasu186.S.N.Gopalakrishnan187.E.Dhakshayani188.S.Duraikkannu189.S.Mohana Chandran190.R.Sampath191.D.Chittibabu192.J.Nagarajan193.Kottiswaran194.K.Vishwakumar195.Sakku Bai196.S.Dhakshinamoorthy197.Prasath Rao198.Subbamma199.Jayalakshmi200.N.Neelakandan201.M.Deenan202.M.Sukumaran203.R.Murthy204.M.Amul Raj205.C.M.Sivasankaran206.V.Sonamuthan207.R.Srinivasulu208.V.Thangaraj209.R.Jayabalan210.G.Sambamurthy211.V.Padmanabhan212.B.Ravindran213.M.Sesuraj214.S.MohanPage No.6 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018215.G.Kumar216.E.Ravi217.V.Krishnamurthy218.P.V.Balakrishnan219.R.Ranganathan220.A.D.Jayaraman221.S.Rubhanesan222.S.Mohamed Iqbal223.M.Krishnan224.Samundeeswari225.S.Ramakrishnan226.S.Selvamani227.P.Chandran228.Nallammal229.M.Adhikesavalu230.S.K.Vivekanandan231.G.Lakshmipathy232.P.Venkatesan233.G.Dayalan234.A.Padmanaban235.P.Kanaka236.A.Ganapathy237.Muni Kannaiah238.P.Pattabiraman239.M.R.Venkateswaralu240.K.Elumalai241.M.Nandakumar242.N.Narayanan243.D.Munusamy244.R.Calib Christofer245.E.Loganathan246.S.Hussain Ahmed247.N.Muniyandy248.R.Dhara249.E.Bharathy250.G.Vadivelu251.A.Irudayaraj252.D.Ranganathan253.S.R.Janakipathy254.D.K.Ashok KumarPage No.7 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018255.S.T.Moorthy256.R.Santhanam257.S.Herbert258.V.Parvathy259.A.Rathinavelu260.A.Mari261.P.Thilagavathy262.S.Mani263.E.Vasu264.P.T.Selvanathan265.A.Shanmugam266.A.Subramanian267.D.Chandrasekaran268.K.Thiagarajan269.S.Dilli Bhasha270.S.Nandhikeswara rao271.V.Palani Rasu272.C.Ravi273.R.Anthony274.A.Balu275.V.Balakrishnan276.P.Ramadoss277.K.Mohan278.S.Bheeman279.T.Thiresa280.C.Dhanapaul281.S.Mala282.SW.William Manual283.P.Sundaramurthy284.V.Radhakrishnan285.K.Chenthilanathan286.K.Babu Naidu287.R.Jagannathan288.K.Venkatesan289.D.Kumara Guru290.S.Kuppuswamy291.J.Vijayan292.A.Sundararajan293.Sultan Mohideen294.C.SanthalingamPage No.8 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018295.S.Kamalakkannan296.T.Shanmugam Pillai297.B.Kothandapani298.M.Sekaran299.K.Loganathan300.C.Rajendran301.P.Ammavasai302.M.Rajendran303.M.N.Chandrasekaran304.R.Mohan305.M.Om Prakasham306.R.Rajendran307.G.Kothandapani308.S.Chellammal309.M.Parthasarathy310.S.Kudiarasan311.R.Jayakumar312.J.Davamani313.A.Balakrishnan314.P.Thiruvengadam315.Patturoja316.M.Kanniappan317.K.Parandhaman318.P.K.Loganathan319.S.Palani320.R.Chandrasekaran321.K.Sankaran322.R.Purushothaman323.R.Shanmugam324.N.Chandrasekaran325.E.Parasupani326.K.Panneerselvam327.K.Padmanabhan328.M.R.Rajasekaran329.D.Nagaraj330.E.Mohan331.A.Venkataramanan332.D.Kuppuswami333.S.Moorthy334.P.AronPage No.9 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018335.M.Devaraj336.M.Arumugam337.J.Loganathan338.K.Krishnamoorthy339.S.Winfred Augustus Goddson340.V.Sankaran341.V.Loganathan342.M.Kasinathan343.P.Arul Sekaran344.V.Antony Doss345.A.Manoharan346.V.Jagadeesan347.P.Rajendran348.C.Krishnan349.R.Palani350.S.Kumar351.Selvi352.Sulochana353.R.Elumalai354.G.Venkatesan355.A.John Winson356.G.Karunakaran357.A.Kodainayaki358.A.Chandra359.V.Ganesan360.M.Meganathan361.T.Jagannathan362.D.Ramakrishnan363.R.Venkatesalu364.G.Vijayalakshmi365.A.Durgachalam366.S.R.Devendran367.R.Jayaraman368.K.Shanmugam369.M.Kulasekaran370.R.Muthukumarasamy371.A.Easupatham372.N.Krishnamoorthy373.V.Sampath374.M.VinayagamoorthyPage No.10 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018375.P.Samuel Subakumar376.K.Vijaya377.K.Kalidoss378.M.Sundararaj379.D.Jayaraman380.M.Venkataraman381.S.Chandran382.A.Mary Vasantha383.A.Saravanabhavan384.V.Radhakrishnan385.P.Parthasarathy386.S.Dillibai387.J.Joseph Daniel388.D.Gopal389.D.Narasimhan390.P.Vasanthakumar391.S.Sulaiman392.A.Pushpalingam393.M.Sundararaj394.M.Arunagiri395.N.Muthu396.C.P.Hariharan397.S.Santhalingam398.K.Govindaraj399.S.Benjamin400.M.Adimoolam401.V.Latchalingam402.V.Elumalai403.K.Ramadoss404.P.Amarnath Sekar405.M.Ramadoss406.K.Ramadoss407.G.Paranthaman408.N.Duraisamy409.V.Prabavathy410.C.Mani411.S.Manoharan412.B.Krishna Rao413.K.Kalamegam414.K.BhoobalanPage No.11 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018415.A.G.Mani416.K.Rajmohan417.S.Dhanalakshmi418.Mangayarkarasi419.S.Gangadharan420.A.Chandrakesavan421.S.Chandra422.V.Devarajulu423.R.Chandrasekaran424.G.Rajamani425.R.Lakshmi Devi426.J.L.Sundaramoorthy427.A.T.Dhanavalli428.G.Shanmugam429.D.Gopichandran430.K.Shanmugam431.P.V.Subramanian432.K.Govindaswamy433.D.Thilagavathy434.S.Gunasekaran435.P.Balakrishnan436.A.Muthiah437.R.Perumal438.M.Prakasam439.G.Sampathkumar440.S.Mohanan441.M.Maheswaran442.P.Kumaresan443.C.K.Kotiah444.Rabiya445.Nagalakshmi@Banumathy446.N.Govindan447.K.Puthirakundan448.K.Parimalam449.V.Gajalakshmi450.J.Kothandan451.R.Krishnamurthy452.E.Baskaran453.Siddiq Jainulabdeen454.S.SelvarajanPage No.12 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018455.Lakshmi456.N.Soundaribai457.K.Shanmugam458.R.Dhanasekaran459.S.Meera460.C.Bakiyalakshmi461.M.Maheswari462.V.Gurunathan463.V.Alfred464.R.Vijayakumari465.K.Subashni466.S.Manavallan467.A.K.Padmanaban468.B.Cristofer Kalananthan469.R.S.Vemmanna470.S.Mani471.R.Manivannan472.S.Venugopal473.P.Mohanakrishnan474.K.Kannan475.R.Sampathkumar476.M.Lakshmanan477.E.Mohan478.L.Sundereswaran479.M.Kannan480.R.Padmavathy481.D.Rajasekaran482.R.Solomon483.M.Muthu484.N.Loganathan485.S.Mahendran486.S.Palani487.Vebakaran488.Y.Mohamed Omer489.T.Shanmugam490.Rani491.A.Janakiraman492.R.Rajendran493.D.Rayer494.R.SelvarajPage No.13 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018495.R.Gopal496.M.Nagappan497.V.Pandian498.N.Sambamoorthy499.M.Sudarmani500.V.Ramani501.Asuntha502.G.Varadarajulu503.A.B.Lawrence504.K.Manoharan505.T.Balakrishnan506.K.Govindaswamy507.V.Gowri508.S.Mohan509.V.Parthasarathy510.P.Palani511.Y.Pappiah512.N.Rajaram513.M.Mani514.J.Kubendrakumar515.P.Gajendran516.T.R.Santha517.R.Sivaraman518.S.Gopal519.P.Mani520.V.Chittybabu521.S.Murugan522.P.S.Parthasarathy523.C.Ramachandran524.S.Hari525.S.Vijayakumar526.M.Vedagiri527.M.Badhar528.R.Pandian529.J.Thiruvengadam530.V.Thirunavukkarasu531.R.David Paul532.S.Mohan533.C.Umapathy534.R.PadmanabhanPage No.14 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018535.C.Kuppuswamy536.K.Sivaguru537.K.Govindan538.G.Palani539.M.Jayakumar540.L.Xavier541.R.Yadavan542.R.Chandrasekaran543.E.Govindaraj544.R.Mathivathanan545.K.Pugazhendhi546.K.Bhagavath Singh547.M.Sankaranarayanan548.K.P.Kuni Kelan549.K.Arunagiri550.S.Sankaramurthy551.T.Subramaniam552.S.Periakaruppan553.D.Krishnamoorthy554.R.Ramasundaram555.S.Gurumurthy556.M.Rubalingam557.K.Datsayani558.M.Saraswathi559.K.Sivaprakasam560.R.Raja Raman561.S.Nagaraju... Respondents in W.P.No.6381 of 20181.The Presiding Officer, Second Additional Labour Court, Chennai.2.P.Annamalai3.G.Babu4.C.T.Sivakumar5.R.Manavalan6.D.Alavandar7.M.Nithiyanandam8.G.Nandagopal9.R.KumaresanPage No.15 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 201810.K.Velayutham11.V.Sampath Kumar12.V.Sailakshmi13.R.K.Gunasekaran14.N.Parthasarathy15.D.Thirugnanasambandam16.V.Rajendrababu17.V.Sankar18.S.Steevan Lawrance19.P.Muralidaran20.T.Jambulingam21.T.Parthasarathy22.S.Thirunavukkarasu23.C.Lakshmanan24.K.Chockalingam25.M.Thrichangu26.C.K.Chandran27.K.N.Dhanapal28.G.Veeraraghavalu29.V.Ramadoss30.M.Augustine David31.Shamala Bai32.K.Narayanasamy33.N.K.Damodaran34.K.Elumalai35.B.Kesavan36.R.Kuppusamy37.P.Kumaravelu38.R.Arokiasamy39.G.Ramalingam40.G.Gomathi41.JJ.Yamuna Bai42.S.Sundaram43.S.Dayalan44.K.Lakshmi45.V.Shanmugham46.P.Munuswamy47.Rukmani48.Poongothai49.S.DeenadayalanPage No.16 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 201850.A.S.Nizamuddin51.J.Devanbu52.S.Abdul Salam53.G.Devarajan54.N.Shanbagavalli55.Kalil Ullah Sharif56.M.Elango57.A.Francis58.L.Dhanalakshmi59.P.Ramalingam60.D.Sundaram61.M.N.Balakrishnan62.S.Stanis Lass63.Vijayalakshmi64.K.Sridharan65.C.Munirathinam... Respondents in W.P.No.6382 of 2018Prayer in W.P.No.6381 of 2018 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the first respondent in C.P. No.26 of 2011 to 230 of 2011, C.P. No. 358 of 2011 to 576 of 2011, C.P. No. 54 of 2012 to 80 of 2012, C.P. No. 88 of 2012 to 111 of 2012, C.P. No. 190 of 2012 to 257 of 2012, C.P. No. 257 of 2013, C.P. No. 259 of 2013, C.P. No. 260 of 2013, C.P. No. 262 of 2013 to 274 of 2013 and C.P. No. 479 of 2013 and quash the common order dated 28.04.2017.Prayer in W.P.No.6382 of 2018 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the first respondent in C.P. No. 72/2013, 74, 75, 84, 89, 90, 95, 97, 99, 103, 107, 111, 113, 116, 118, 128, 129, 130, 131, 136, 142, 147, 148, 151, 160, 161, 164, 166, 168, 173, 177, 76, 78, 112, 122, 135, 155, 123, 235, 237, 238, 239, 242, 244, 250, 277, 280, 281, 287, 292, 301 of 2013, 38/2014, 41, 48, 49, 55, 56, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73 Page No.17 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018and 76 of 2014 and quash the common order dated 09.09.2016 passed in the above claim petition.For Petitioner(in both WPs):Mr.B.KumarasamyFor Respondents in W.P.No.6381 of 2018:Labour Court [R1]G.Purushothaman [RR3 to 8, 11, 15 to 21, 23 to 26, 28, 31, 32, 36 to 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 53, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 69 to 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 82, 85, 475, 88, 89, 91, 96, 97, 99, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 115, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 126, 127, 129, 131, 133, 134, 135, 139, 141 to 144, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 158, 161 to 163, 167, 173 to 176, 178 to 180, 184, 186, 188, 192, 190, 191, 195, 197, 200 to 204, 201, 210 to 213, 215, 217, 220, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 231, 233, 234, 238, 240, 242, 244 to 246, 248, 253, 254, 255, 257, 263, 267, 270, 271, 275, 280 to 282, 284 to 286, 289 to 292, 294, 297, 299 to 306, 310, 311, 314, 316, 318, 319, 321, 323, 324, 326 to 328, 330, 333 to 337, 339, 340, 342, 343, 346, 351 to 353, 355, 356, 359, 363, 365, 366, 369, 371, 372, 374, 376, 377, 372, 382, 383, 385, 388, 390, 391, 393, 394, 395, 397, 403 to 407, 409, 410 to 412, 414, 415, 421, 422, 424, 425, 427, 433, 434, 437, 443, 448, 452, 457, 458, 462, 465, 467 to 470, 477, 481, 482, 483, 487, 488, 489, 495, 497, 498, 500, 502, 507, 509, 514, 517 to 520, 525, Page No.18 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018528, 529, 533, 535, 536, 544, 549, 555, 557 to 560]M/s.C.Senapthi [R9]M/s.M.Kamalakkannan Kathirvelu [RR30, 48, 51, 52, 54, 86, 93, 95, 125, 118, 148, 168, 171, 172, 208, 214, 216, 230, 256, 259, 279, 308, 331, 368, 375, 399, 416, 420, 429, 432, 446, 453, 459, 463, 466, 476, 485, 503, 508, 521, 530, 546]Not Ready Notice Reg RR2, 12, 14, 29, 39, 42, 50, 66, 67, 75, 81, 86, 94, 98, 100, 104, 109, 110, 121, 124, 152, 156, 165, 166, 177, 181, 183, 193, 196, 199, 205, 209, 218, 219, 222, 224, 227, 228, 232, 235, 236, 237, 239, 247, 249, 250, 251, 258, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 269, 272, 273, 274, 288, 295, 296, 309, 313, 315, 317, 320, 325, 332, 338, 341, 344, 345, 354, 358, 360, 361, 364, 367, 378, 379, 387, 389, 392, 396, 398, 400, 413, 417, 426, 438, 442, 444, 445, 447, 450, 451, 454, 460, 461, 474, 499, 471, 480, 484, 491, 493, 515, 522, 523, 527, 538, 542, 501, 504, 550, 551, 10, 27, 73, 80, 90, 92, 136, 145, 147, 150, 160, 164, 170, 185, 194, 198, 241, 276, 287, 298, 307, 312, 343, 348, 349, 350, 357, 402, 413, 431, 435, 464, 486, 472, 511, 516, 531, 537, 539, 548, 553, 556Steps due to bring on records as deceased of the LR's reg. RR106, Page No.19 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018132, 140, 146, 278, 322, 329, 359, 370, 386, 401, 423, 494, 473, 503, 513, 532, 541, 543, 552For Respondents in W.P.No.6382 of 2018:Labour Court [R1]M/s.G.Purushothaman [RR3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17, 22, 25, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60 & 61]Steps due to bring on records as deceased of the LR's reg. RR21 & 32Notice served – No appearance [RR4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 23, 27, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 47, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56]*****COMMON ORDERSince the issue involved in these writ petitions are being one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, these writ petitions were heard together and disposed of by way of this common order.2. For the sake of convenience, the petitioner in both the writ petitions is hereinafter referred to as 'management' and the private respondents in both the writ petitions are hereinafter referred to as Page No.20 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018'workmen'.3. The workmen were working under the management continuously for nearly 25 years. The management could not continue its operation and the workers were given option to opt for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) and the last date for VRS was 10.05.1998. Those who had opted VRS were given financial assistance. Some of the workers were given quarters and they were asked to vacate and handover the vacant possession. Those employees approached this Court and this Court, had directed the management to arrive at a settlement. In the meanwhile, in the Bangalore unit of the Binny Ltd., those workers who are housed in quarters were given 500 sq.ft. of land. Applying the same, the management struck a deal with those who are housed in quarters and promised them that they would be given 500 sq.ft of land. Claiming parity with those workers, the workmen herein filed petitions u/s 33(C)(2) of the I.D. Act before the II Additional Labour Court, Chennai, seeking allotment of 500 sq.ft. of land in Perambur, Chennai or in lieu thereof, Rs.15,00,000/- to each of the workmen by the management. The management filed a counter and opposed the claim on the ground that these workmen had opted for VRS and they have also been financially Page No.21 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018benefitted by the management. Oral and documentary evidence was let in by both sides and the Labour Court, on analyzing the same, came to the conclusion that the management had acted in a biased manner and directed the management to pay a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- to all the workmen. Challenging the same, the present writ petitions are filed.4. Learned counsel for the petitioner/management submitted that the Labour Court has misused the factual aspect of Section 33(C)(2) of the I.D. Act. Section 33C(2) of the I.D. Act, allows a workman to seek the computation of benefits due to them based on an existing right, arising from an award or settlement. The Labour Court's jurisdiction is limited to determining the amount due. Section 33C(2) provides a mechanism for a workman to seek the recovery of monetary and non-monetary benefits that are due to them, essentially acting as a form of execution proceedings. The Labour Court's role under this section is limited to the extent of determining if any amount of money or benefit due to the workman, but not to decide whether the workman is entitled to it in the first place. He draw the attention of this Court to an order dated 31.10.2019 passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.30818 to 30829 of 2015, wherein, similarly situated workers had challenged the rejection order of Page No.22 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018the Labour Court, wherein the similar prayer was made and this Court, dismissed those writ petitions and held as follows :-“13. On a reading of the conditions in the MOU, it is clear that the benefit of 500 sq.ft. was extended only to 244 workers, who were in occupation of the company quarters. Thus, the Labour Court arrived at a conclusion that the writ petitions had not established nay pre-existing right so as to entertain a computaion petition under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Dispute Act. Further, the Labour Court found that the merits on issues raised by the writ petitions in computaion petition cannot be decided under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Dispute Act.”5. Learned counsel for the respondent submitted that the Labour Court was fully justified in entertaining their claim. The employees had put it 24 years of unblemished service. When all the employees were retrenched, every retrenched employee should be treated equally. Further, the present employees were treated in a step montherly manner and only 244 employees were handpicked by the management and they were benefitted with 500 sq.ft. of land in a prime locality in Chennai. When all the employees were retrenched during the same time and the nature of work that they performed was also equal, they should also be treated Page No.23 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018equally. Therefore, the learned counsel, submitted that the order of the Labour Court is perfectly justified and the same needs no interference.6. This Court is of the view that the Labour Court has grossly erred in entertaining the claim petition u/s 33(C)(2) of the Act. The moment the employees accepted the voluntary retirement and availed financial assistance from the management, the relationship of the employer-employee had ceased. Merely after a decade, they come up with the present claim. The arrangement of the management with 244 workers was totally under a different scenario and those employees who were housed in quarters and they were asked to move out. Based on an arrangement arrived at the Bangalore unit of Binny limited, similar benefit was extended to the workmen herein also. Therefore, the same cannot be equatted to all the employees. Therefore, this Court is in complete agreement with the arguments raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner and orders of the Labour Court is liable to be set aside.7. In the result, these Writ Petitions are allowed and the impugned orders dated 28.04.2017 and 09.09.2016 passed by the 1st respondent are set aside. No costs. Consequently, the connected writ miscellaneous Page No.24 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018petitions are closed.14.02.2025Index : Yes / NoSpeaking order / Non-speaking orderNeutral Citation Case : Yes/NospToThe Presiding Officer, II Additional Labour Court, Chennai.Page No.25 of 26 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 2018M.DHANDAPANI, J.spW.P.Nos.6381 & 6382 of 201814.02.2025Page No.26 of 26