The prayer in the Writ Petition is for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the order passed by the second respondent dated 31.12.2010, in so far as it relates to denial of backwages and to direct the Management to pay full backwages from 29.7.2011 till the date of the petitioner’s superannuation.

2. The contempt petition had been filed alleging disobedience of the order and direction issued by this Court in W.P.No.11641 of 2009 dated 5.2.2010.

3. Some factual background would be necessary before we approach the controversy/issue in this Writ Petition. The petitioner was initially appointed as a driver on 28.12.1989 in the erstwhile Pallavan Transport Corporation. After the Metropolitan Transport Corporation was formed, his services were transferred to Metropolitan Transport Corporation. When the petitioner was driving the bus on 29.7.2002, a cyclist crossed the road and in order to avert the accident, the petitioner applied sudden break and due to shock, the petitioner fainted. The Conductor of the bus admitted the petitioner in the Government Royapettah Hospital and it is stated that for a period of five days, the petitioner was unconscious and thereaf