The Management v. M.Sathyamoorthy
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai; National Lok Adalat award dated 13.09.2025; W.P.No.33963 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.38108 of 2025; M. Jothiraman J.; Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporation, Coimbatore vs M. Sathyamoorthy; settlement of challenge to Additional Labour Court, Coimbatore award in I.D.No.30 of 2021 dated 04.01.2024; reinstatement-type relief via fresh entrant appointment as daily paid Driver without pre-condition; joint memo of compromise dated 13.09.2025; disposal in terms of settlement; no costs; refund of Court fee under Court Fees Act 1870 and Section 21(1) r/w 25 Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 (as amended in 1994); Article 226 certiorari; Lok Adalat compromise in service/labour dispute involving transport corporation and workman.
What did the court decide?
Settlement recorded under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: petitioner Management to offer employment to respondent workman as fresh entrant (daily paid Driver) and workman to join without pre-condition; joint memo of compromise dated 13.09.2025 forms part of the order; no costs; connected W.M.P. closed; Court fee paid to be refunded under the Court Fees Act, 1870 read with Section 21(1) r/w 25 LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.