the second respondent was dismissed from service by order dated 16.06.2012. The petitioner Management filed an application under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for approval of the dismissal, since there was an industrial dispute pending before the Joint Commissioner of Labour (Conciliation) at that point of time. The said Authority rejected the said application on the reason that the enquiry conducted by the Management was not in accordance with the principles of natural justice as well as by following due procedures. The Authority found that the concerned passengers to whom the second respondent was charged to have given used tickets, were not examined. Though such an order was passed by the first respondent on 11.04.2014 and the petitioner has chosen to file this writ petition after a period of two years, in between, the second respondent was reinstated into service by the petitioner Management on 14.07.2015. Therefore, it is evident that even before filing the writ petition challenging the order refusing to grant the approval, the second respondent was reinstated into service by the petitioner Management. It is also an admitted fact that the second respondent is continuously working from 14.07.2015 onwards.
