1. The prayer in this writ petition is to quash the award made in I.D.No.168 of 1998 on the file of the first respondent and direct the second respondent to reinstate the petitioner in service with back wages, continuity of service and all attendant benefits.

2. At the time of arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner attained the age of superannuation on 30.6.2003 itself and therefore a direction may be issued to pay all benefits upto 30.6.2003 and to pay the terminal benefits thereafter.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Driver in the second respondent Transport Corporation in the year 1979 and he was terminated from service on 13. 1988. Thereafter a dispute was raised before the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Coimbatore, who submitted failure report to the Government. The Government of Tamil Nadu referred the dispute for adjudication before the Labour Court. Petitioner filed Claim petition and raised a preliminary objection with regard to the validity of the domestic enquiry. The said preliminary issue was upheld by the Labour Court. The second respondent challenged the said preliminary order made by the La