K.RAVIRAJA PANDIAN, J.

The Letter Patent Appeal No.50 of 1999 is filed by the E.S.I.Corporation against the Order of the learned single Judge of this Court in C.M.A.No.480 of 1991 dated 12.1.1999 confirming the Order of the Employees' Insurance Court (District Court), Coimbatore in E.S.I.O.P.No.212 of 1989 dated 31.1.1991.

Letter Patent Appeal No.7 of 2000 is filed by the Managing Director, Kanyakumari District, Co.op.Spinning Mills Limited, Aralvaimozhy against the Order of the learned single Judge of this Court in C.M.A.No.910 of 1989 dated 1.4.1998 reversing the Order of the Employees' Insurance Court (District Court) at Nagercoil in E.S.I.O.P.No.6 of 1988 of dated 28.4.1989.

C.M.A.No.738 of 1992, 739 of 1992 and 100 of 1993 are filed by M/s.Sree Meenakshi Mills Limited, Paravai Unit, M/s.Annamalaiar Mills Pvt. Limited, Dindigul and M/s.Vijayshree Spinning Mills Ltd., Dindigul respectively against the orders dated 3.3.1992 of the E.S.I.Court, (II Addl.District Judge), Madurai in E.S.I.OP.Nos.32 of 1988, 3 of 1989 and 20 of 1988 respectively, wherein the E.S.I.Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the respective Managements for declaration that the "ex gratia paym