BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI W.A.(MD)No.116 of 2021 P.Ayyavu ... Appellant Vs.

1.The Presiding Officer Labour Court Madurai - 20

2.The Management State Express Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu Ltd., Chennai through its General Manager Chennai - 2

3.The Branch Manager State Express Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu Ltd., Madurai. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Appeal filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent, to allow the writ appeal by setting aside the order passed in W.P.(MD).No.2674 of

2014 dated 13.12.2019 on the file of this Court.

For Appellant : Mr.S.Govindan For Respondents : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh for R2 & R3

JUDGMENT

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)

Heard both sides.

2. The appellant herein was appointed as Junior Tradesman in the respondent corporation in the year 1985. His services were regularized in the year 1987. He was unauthorizedly absent from 09.08.2001. After issuing charge memo on 13.08.2001 and holding domestic enquiry, the management dismissed the appellant from service on 25.01.2003. The appellant raised an industrial dispute. It was taken on file by the