ORDER :

Since the issue involved in all the writ petitions being one and the same, with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, these writ petitions are heard together and disposed of by this common order.

2. For the purpose of deciding the issue, the facts, as narrated in W.P.No.5347 of 2026 is considered, as the facts in the other writ petitions are also similar to the facts in the aforesaid writ petition.

3. The case of the petitioner is that, the petitioner/Sugar Mill is the Society registered under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 and it is a seasonal industry involved in the business of producing sugar by crushing the sugarcane and it takes place only during the season as and when the sugarcane, which is available for crushing. The said crushing activity would depend upon the monsoon and the cultivation of sugarcane in the area and the supply of sugarcane from the agriculturists. The third respondent/workman was initially employed in the petitioner/Mill. Subsequently, he got retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation and as per the last drawn pay of the workman per month, his eligibility period of service for gratuity was cal