IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 01.11.2019 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.No.26987 of 2004 and W.P.M.P.No.32873 of 2004 The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited, Kathaparai, Karur, Karur District, rep.by its Chairman ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal Shastri Bhavan, First Floor, 'B' Wing, 26, Haddows Road, Chennai – 600 006

2.S.Subramaniam ..Respondents 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 1^st respondent in I.D.No.342 of 2001 and quash its Award dated 14.01.2004.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Haroon AL.Rasheed For M/s.T.S.Gopalan & Co For Respondents : R1 – Tribunal Mr.K.M.Ramesh [For R2]

O R D E R The Award dated 14.01.2004 passed in I.D.No.342 of 2001 is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. The writ petition in W.P.No.26987 of 2004 was filed by the Management of the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited. The writ petition in W.P.No.27238 of 2004 was filed, challenging the very same Award by the workman namely Mr.S.Subramaniam. The facts in both the writ petitions are one and the same. The common facts required to