R.Padmavathy v. The General Manager
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; WP Nos. 693, 698, 701, 704, 709 of 2019; National Textile Corporation; Sri Rangavilas G.S. and W. Mills, Coimbatore; coolies; second show cause notice; threatened termination of service; Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; service till superannuation; salary and attendant benefits; removal from service punishment; medical examination to ascertain medical age; proof of date of birth; order dated 25.02.2025 in W.P.No.16424 of 2019 and batch applied mutatis mutandis; disposed; no costs; T. Vinod Kumar J.; 08-09-2025.
What did the court decide?
All five writ petitions disposed of in terms of the direction in Paragraph No.15 of the order dated 25.02.2025 in W.P.No.16424 of 2019 and batch, applied mutatis mutandis: petitioners may submit written representations in response to the second show cause notice within two weeks; the respondent shall consider the submissions and pass orders within four weeks without choosing to impose only the punishment of removal from service; the respondent remains at liberty to subject the petitioners to medical examination to ascertain their medical age if the proof of date of birth is not to its satisfaction. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petitions closed; Registry directed to annex a copy of the earlier order.