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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, C. KUMARAPPAN
State of Tamil Nadu – Appellant
Versus
K. Muthuvijayarani – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Judgment of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)
Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 28.07.2017 passed in W.P.No.18681 of 2014.
The present intra-court appeal has been instituted challenging the order dated 28.07.2017 passed in W.P.No.18681 of 2014.
2. The respondent was engaged as Female Escort Warder on daily wage basis. Admittedly, the respondent was engaged on need basis and without break in service. The details of the services rendered by the respondent as daily wage Female Escort Warder is as under:
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | Break in service |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| 2001 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 277 | 88 |
| 2002 | 22 | - | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 249 | 116 |
| 2003 | 15 | - | - | - | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 224 | 141 |
| 2004 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 336 | 29 |
| 2005 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 322 | 43 |
| 2006 | 28 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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