COMMON ORDER

These writ petitions are filed challenging the orders dated 05.08.2025, of the Labour Court, Hosur in the interlocutory applications, filed to reopen and permit the petitioner to adduce further evidence in I.D's.

2. As the issues raised in the writ petitions are common, the writ petitions are disposed of by this common order.

WP No.33982 of 2025

3. The petitioner is a limited company engaged in manufacture of highly technical electrical equipment such as High Voltage Instrument Transformers, AIS/GIS Switchgears, CTs, CVTs, EMVTs, Bushings, Capacitors etc. and allied products. The respondents were engaged as technician trainees from 08.04.2019, and their training period was periodically extended till 07.04.2022. The petitioner's case is that due to pandemic induced downturn, the traineeships could not be continued, and therefore the respondents were duly relieved with an ex-gratia amount exceeding statutory retrenchment benefits. The respondent's challenged the said ex-gratia by raising a dispute before the Labour Court, Hosur. After completion of initial evidence, the petitioner sought to adduce additional evidence and for the said purpose filed the applications. The Labo