BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.06.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI W.A(MD)No.75 of 2019

Tamilnadu Arasu Pokkuvarathu Kazhaka Oozhiyarkal Sangam – CITU, Rep. By its General Secretary, Venmani Illam, Anantha Nambiar Nagar, Trichy. ...Appellant/Petitioner Vs.

The Management of, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd., Trichy – Region, Rep. By its Managing Director, Trichy. ..Respondent/Respondent PRAYER: Writ Appeal is filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent as against the order passed by this Court dated 14.09.2015 made in W.P(MD)No.16613 of

2015.

For Appellant : Mr.S.Arunachalam For Respondent : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh Standing Counsel J U D G M E N T [Judgment was delivered by L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

I. Prelude:-

“Satyagraha is strike plus something more. This something makes for better morals amongst those who carry on the fight. It also means greater loss of morals for the opponent. A satyagrahi is better non-cooperator than a striker”

- J.B.Kripalani, Chairman, Fundamental Rights Subcommittee, Member of Constituent Assembly.

India is the largest democracy with a living organ as her con