COMMON ORDER :

M. DHANDAPANI, J.

These writ petitions are filed challenging the respective orders passed by the 1^st respondent, in T.N.S.E. II/01/2016 and T.N.S.E. II/03/2016, whereby the 1^st respondent directed reinstatement of the respective private respondents with full back wages and attendant benefits.

2. Brief facts :-

a) The petitioner is the Administrator of MD-520, Korattur Milk Consumers Co-operative Society, Chennai, a society registered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act and Rules. Upon expiry of the tenure of the elected Board, the petitioner was appointed as Administrator to manage the affairs of the Society.

b) The 2^nd respondent in W.P. No.19119 of 2024, Tmt. M. Anandha, was employed as an Assistant in the petitioner Society. During the course of her employment, serious financial irregularities came to light. It was found that she had failed to deposit the milk card sale collections amounting to Rs.25,301/- into the bank and had misappropriated the said amount. Further, she had unauthorisedly paid a sum of Rs.63,927/- to one Thiru S. Sekar, Depot Keeper, without any valid reason or supporting vouchers, thereby causing financial loss to the