The High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation challenging an order rejecting an approval petition for dismissing an employee due to a shortfall in one month's wage payment. The Court upheld the Labour Authority's decision and found no reason to interfere.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :30.07.2021
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN
W.P.NO.34826 OF 2018
The Management,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Limited, Trichy Division, Trichy – 620 001.
... Petitioner vs.
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the order dated 11.07.2018 passed by the 2nd Respondent in Approval Petition No.55 of 2013 and quash the same, consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to approve the order of the Petitioner dated 11.02.2013, dismissing the 1st Respondent from service.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Venkatachalam For 1st Respondent : No appearance
Petitioner/Transport Corporation has come up with this Writ Petition challenging the order dated 11.07.2018 passed by the 2nd Respondent/Authority in Approval Petition No.55 of 2013 and for a consequential direction to the 2nd Respondent to approve their order dated 11.02.2013, dismissing the 1st Respondent from service.
2nd Respondent/Authority in the Approval Petition, is extracted hereunder:
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Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS VIII)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
(aeb)
To: The Special Joint Commissioner of Labour, Chennai.
W.P.No.34826 of 2018
PMK(CO) PM/21/09/2021
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Labour Authority's rejection of an approval petition for dismissal on the ground of short payment of wages.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
The Management, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Limited
R. Paramasivan
The Special Joint Commissioner of Labour, Chennai
S. Vaidyanathan
As recorded by the court registry
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