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N.Seit v. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

Madras HC19 Jun 2026WP/14000/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Non-prosecution dismissal; Madras High Court writ petition WP No. 14000 of 2023 by N.Seit against The Management, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd., Dharmapuri Region and the Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act / Additional Commissioner of Labour, Coimbatore; filed under Article 226 seeking certiorarified mandamus to quash Gratuity Appeal No.64/2022 dated 28.12.2022 and payment of gratuity arrears of Rs.98,959/- with interest from 31.03.2015; no counsel appeared for either side on 05.06.2026 and 19.06.2026; dismissed for non-prosecution with no costs by Justice K. Surender on 19-06-2026.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution with no costs, as there was no representation for either side on successive hearing dates. ¶21

N.Seit Vs Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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WP No. 14000 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 19-06-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER WP No. 14000 of 2023

N.Seit

Petitioner

The Management, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd., Dharmapuri Region, Bharathipuram, Dharmapuri - 636 705.

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2.Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act / Additional Commissioner of Labour, Coimbatore.

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Respondents

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PRAYER Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for records in Gratuity Appeal No.64/2022 passed by second respondent dated 28.12.2022 and quash the same and consequently direct the first respondent to pay arrears of gratuity of Rs.98,959/- with interest from 31.03.2015 apart from any other damages for the sufferings caused to the petitioner by negligent act of the respondents.

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For Petitioner: No appearance For Respondents: No appearance

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 14000 of 2023

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Gratuity Appeal No.64/2022 passed by second respondent dated 28.12.2022 and for a

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consequential direction to the first respondent to pay arrears of gratuity of Rs.98,959/- with interest from 31.03.2015 apart from any other damages for the sufferings caused to the petitioner.

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Since there was no representation for both the petitioner and the respondents on the previous hearing i.e., on 05.06.2026, this matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today, i.e., on 19.06.2026, there is no representation for both sides. The writ petition is pending from 2023.

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