Pondicherry Cooperative Sugar Mills Writ Dismissed

Authority: High Court of Judicature at Madras

Order Date: 29 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Managing Director, Pondicherry Cooperative Sugar Mills Limited, Pondicherry.
• Respondent: P. Rajagopalan, residing at 6/19 Thattara Theru, Melamaruthuvakudy, Aaduthurai 612 101, Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk.
• Writ Petition No. 7061 of 2020 and Connected WMP No. 8435 of 2020 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
• Prayer: Issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for records of the Labour Court, Pondicherry, Order ID 25/2005 dated 19‑Nov‑2010 and to quash that order.
• No appearance was made by either the petitioner or the respondent; the petitioner’s counsel did not appear on earlier listings.

Final Outcome

• The Court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in prosecuting the case.
• The writ petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.
• Connected WMP No. 8435 of 2020 was closed.
• Costs were awarded in favour of the respondent (costs made easy).

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Cooperative Sugar Industry