Corporation, informing them that one Arockia Samy, Driver of Dindigul Region has contested as a candidate for the post of President in the Village Panchayat Election held on 17.10.2011. Thereafter, a charge memo was issued to the said Arockia Samy, alleging misconduct on his part. After conducting a full-fledged enquiry by following the principles of natural justice, the Management dismissed the 2nd respondent's husband, by the order dated 22.02.2012. Subsequently, the Transport Corporation filed Form ''T'' as per Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, before the 1st respondent/Special Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Chennai, seeking approval of the dismissal. Finally, the petition for approval was dismissed and Form ''T'' was rejected. In the interregnum, the driver died on 23.08.2013 leaving his wife, 2nd respondent as the legal heir. Aggrieved over the dismissal of the approval application, the Transport Corporation filed W.P(MD) No.18222 of 2013 and the High Court ordered the writ petition with liberty and directed the Transport Corporation to pay the terminal benefits which accrued to the deceased employee within a period of eight weeks. While passing the order, this Court made an observation that this order is passed without prejudice to the right of the Transport Corporation to challenge the order passed by the 1st respondent by which approval petition was rejected. Liberty was used by the Transport Corporation by filing an Appeal in W.A(MD) No.797 of 2015 and it was dismissed on 21.09.2015, thereby, the order dated 11.02.2014 in W.P(MD)No.18222 of 2013 came to be confirmed. Even thereafter, the Transport Corporation has filed this Writ Petition challenging the order passed by the 1st respondent passed in Approval petition No.72/2012 dated 27.12.2012.
