NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY EMPLOYEES UNION Vs. DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER/DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS GORAKHPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ALL the three writ petitions since based on the common facts and raises common question of law, therefore, they are heard and disposed of by this common judgment with the consent of the parties.

(2.) THE first writ petition, i.e., Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 37935 of 1999 came up for hearing before me on 15th October, 2001 and the said petition was dismissed by me as having become infructuous in view of the fact that the petitioners had made the following prayers :

(3.) FROM the perusal of Form 'J', which was subject -matter of Writ Petition No. 37935 of 1999, it is clear that the elections, which were communicated to the Registrar for the purpose of maintaining register in Form 'J', were held for one year. Admittedly on 15th October. 2001, when the aforesaid order was passed, one year period was over and since the term for which the elections were held had expired, this petition was dismissed as having become infructuous by efflux of time.