Tamil Nadu State Transport v. The Presiding Officer,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.07.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P.No.36966 of 2005 Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Ltd., rep. by its Managing Director, Kancheepuram.

... Petitioner vs.

1.

The Presiding Officer, 1st Addl. Labour Court, Chennai.

2.

S.Natarajan ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the 1st Respondent in I.D.No.459 of 1998, dated 01.04.2004 and quash the same.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For 2nd Respondent :

M/s.Usharaman

O R D E R

Petitioner - Transport Corporation has come up with this Writ Petition challenging the order dated 01.04.2004 passed by the 1st Respondent in I.D.No.459 of 1998.

2.

Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner-Transport Corporation submitted that, the 2nd Respondent-employee died on 02.10.2007. 3.

As no steps were taken by the Petitioner-Transport Corporation to bring on record the legal heirs of the deceased 2nd Respondent-employee so far, this Court has no other option, but to dismiss the Writ Petition for default. 4.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

default. No costs. Consequently, connected W.P.M.P.No.39610 of 2005 is closed.

5.

It is made clear that, in case, the legal heirs of the deceased 2nd Respondent-employee intend to re-open the case by filing a Petition, the same will be considered on merits. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar (aeb) To:

1. The Presiding Officer, I Addl. Labour Court, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.C.S.K.Sathish, Advocate, S.R.No.37458 +1cc to M/s.Usha Ramman, Advocate, S.R.No.36875 W.P.No.36966 of 2005 SS(CO) SU(13/10/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/