COMMON JUDGMENT

(Judgment made by K.RAJASEKAR, J.)

1.These intra Court appeals filed by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Retired Staff Federation, third party to the writ petition, after obtaining leave of this Court against the order dated 15.12.2020 in W.P.(MD).No. 14173 of 2015.

1.1 The relief sought for by the writ petitioners in the present writ petitions in W.P.(MD).Nos.20568 and 20856 of 2015 is to quash the impugned resolution No.50 of the Pension Fund Trust dated 14.02.2011 and the order passed in G.O.Ms.No.53 dated 07.04.2015 and clause 37(a) of the 12(3) Settlement dated 13.04.2015 and to direct the respondents to grant revised pension.

2. Originally, the first respondent namely Retired and Pensioners Welfare Association of the TNSTC filed a writ petition to quash the G.O.(Ms).No. 63 dated 07.04.2012 to the extent denying the revision of pension @ 9% from 2005, @ 12% from 2007 and 15% from 2011 over and above already given.

3. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition in W.P. (MD).No.14173 of 2015, vide order dated 15.12.2020 on the ground that, the claim made by the writ petitioners based on settlement U/s 12(3) of Industrial Disputes Act and if any disp