The Management, v. the Special Joint Commissioner of Labour
Case brief
What is this about?
Lok Adalat award by settlement; Madras High Court Legal Services Committee; W.P. No.21372 of 2025; Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd.; conductor B. Sakthivel Emp. No.C15444; dismissal dated 07.03.2022; Approval Petition No.59 of 2022; order dated 13.03.2024 by Special Joint Commissioner of Labour; removal treated as voluntary retirement; retirement benefits and pension from 04.01.1997 to 07.03.2022 and thereafter; Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 S.21; Court Fees Act 1870 refund; W.M.P No.24123 of 2023 closed; Justice P. Dhanabal presiding; decided 14.06.2025.
What did the court decide?
Lok Adalat award passed in terms of the compromise settlement: the date of removal of the 2nd respondent is treated as voluntary retirement; retirement benefits including pension are payable from 04.01.1997 (date of appointment) to 07.03.2022 (date of removal) and pension from the date of the award; the Board Resolution forms part of the award; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed; court fee refundable.