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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 30880

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI, J
Terex Employes Union Reg No.115/KRI – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
W.M.P.Nos.9134 and 9135 of 2024



Advocates:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. R.Sankarasubbu
For Respondent(s):Mr. T.M.Rajangam Government Advocate for R1 and R2, Mr. S.Ravi, Senior Counsel for Mr.R.Shravan for R3

No justification for non-referral of industrial disputes to Labour Court under ID Act.

Headnote:First Paragraph: Relevant law under Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Petitioner union raised multiple demands, some referred to Labour Court while others rejected via G.O.

(D) No.85 dated 14.02.2024. Court found no justification for non-referral of certain disputes. Second Paragraph: Issue framed as validity of partial referral of industrial disputes. Ratio: Rejection order lacked justification for excluding demands. Third Paragraph: Writ petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. challenges g.o. rejecting partial industrial dispute referral. (Para 1)
2. petitioner's demands partially referred to labour court. (Para 2)
3. no justification for non-referral; petition dismissed. (Para 3)

ORDER

The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records impugned G.O. (D) M.S. No.85 Department of Labour Welfare Department Skill development dated 14.02.2024 on the file of second respondent and quash the same as illegal and direct the second respondent to unfair the industrial dispute under Section 2 (K) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, for adjudicate before the industrial Dispute before the Industrial Tribunal, Chennai.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner raised certain demands; however, only some of the demands were referred to the Labour Court, while others were not referred to the Labour Court. Aggrieved by the same, the present Writ Petition has been filed.

3. This Court perused the rejection order of demands. On perusal of the same, there is no justification for the non-referral of certain disputes to the Labour Court. Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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