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2026 Supreme(Mad) 1745

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, K.SURENDER
Tamil Nadu Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Rep. by its Joint Director and Managing Director – Appellant
Versus
Joint Commissioner of Labour/ Appellate Authority Salem – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr.Haja Nasirudeen, Additional Advocate General assisted by P.Hari Babu For Respondents: Dr.S.Suriya, Addl.Govt.Pleader, Mr.P.Chandrasekar

Table of Content
1. dismissal for spurious jewels; shops act appeal allowed below. (Para 2 , 3)
2. co-operative societies act excludes shops act jurisdiction. (Para 4 , 5)
3. rejects respondent's forum choice argument. (Para 6 , 7)
4. section 4(1)(f) exemption; limited fine reference insufficient. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
5. set aside orders; direct to co-operative remedies. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19)

Judgment :

S.M.Subramaniam, J.

Under assail is the common order dated 03.02.2026 passed in W.P.No.23363 of 2024 etc. batch.

2. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Cooperative Bank Limited is the appellant in the intra-court appeal. The 2nd respondent N.Mahalakshmi was holding the post of Sub-Accountant in the appellant's Cooperative Bank. Departmental disciplinary proceedings were initiated on the allegations of pledging spurious jewels for sanctioning of loan and the 2nd respondent was dismissed from service, on the basis of the enquiry report of the Enquiry Officer, holding that the charges are held proved.

3. The 2nd respondent filed an application before the competent authority /Joint Commissioner of Labour, under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947. The said appeal was file

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