W.P. No. 5666 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.5666 of 2026 United Labour Federation, Represented by its Secretary Mr.D.Ramesh, Regn.No.2657/CNI, 4th Floor,C.J.Complex, No.149,Thambu Chetty Street, Chennai-600 001. … Petitioner Vs. 1. The Management of Air India Limited, Rep.by its Chairman and Managing Director, Air India Building, 22nd floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021. 2.The General Manager (Personnel), Air India Limited, Southern Region, IndiQube Viceroy, 7th Floor No.22, Old No.25, Sardar Patel Road, Little Mount, Chennai-600 032. 3.Assistant Commissioner of Labour(C), Office of Dy.Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, No.4,Haddows Road, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-600 006. … Respondents Page Nos.1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No. 5666 of 2026 Prayer: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to conclude the conciliation and issue conciliation failure report on the Industrial Dispute raised by the petitioner Union dated 04.09.2025 to enable the petitioner Union to approach the National Industrial Tribunal for adjudication of the demands raised by the Petitioner Union under its Charter of Demands dated 21.07.2025. For Petitioner: Mr.S.Gokul For Respondents: Mr.R.K.Gandhi, for R3 ORDER In view of the innocuous relief that is prayed for, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, without notice to the Management. 2. The prayer is only to direct the 3rd respondent to conclude the conciliation proceedings. 3. Mr.R.K.Gandhi, Learned Counsel, takes notice on behalf of the 3rd respondent. The 3rd respondent is directed to conduct the conciliation by making further attempts between the Union and the Management and if the attempts does not fructify into any settlement, the failure report shall be furnished. Page Nos.2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No. 5666 of 2026 4. The aforesaid exercise shall be conducted as early as possible so that the final report, one way or the other, is made within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the web copy of this order, without waiting for the certified copy of the order. There shall be no order as to costs. 19-02-2026 Neutral Citation:Yes/No bsm Page Nos.3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No. 5666 of 2026 To 1.The Chairman and Managing Director Management of Air India Limited, Air India Building, 22nd floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021. 2.The General Manager (Personnel), Air India Limited, Southern Region, IndiQube Viceroy, 7th Floor, No.22,Old No.25, Sardar Patel Road, Little Mount, Chennai-600 032. 3.Assistant Commissioner of Labour(C), Office of Dy.Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, No.4,Haddows Road, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-600 006. Page Nos.4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No. 5666 of 2026 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. bsm W.P.No.5666 of 2026 19-02-2026 Page Nos.5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis