ORDER :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the second respondent relating to order dated 08.03.2004 made in Gratuity Appeal No.284 of 2003, confirming the Order of the 3rd Respondent dated 28.02.2003/07.04.2003 made in G.A.No.1 of 2002 and to quash the same.)

1. The orders impugned passed by the 2nd respondent dated 08.03.2004 passed in Gratuity Appeal Nos.284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 & 292 of 2003, confirming the order of the 3rd respondent dated 28.02.2003/7.4.2003 made in G.A.Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 of 2002 respectively are sought to be quashed in the present writ petitions.

2. The writ petitioner is the Food Corporation of India. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner states that the respondent workman in all the writ petitions were initially engaged by the Labour Cooperative Society, which is a Cooperative Society registered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, the administration of the Cooperative Society is no way connected with the administration of the Food Corporation of India. The society was a separate legal entity an