E.Kannan v. The Presiding Officer

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.12.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.18582, 18583, 18585, 18588, 18591 and 18595 of 2025 E.Kannan ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3116/25 M.Balagurunathan ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3117 of 2025 S.Krishnamoorthi ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3118 of 2025 S.Murugan ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3119 of 2025 Vs.

1.The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Trichy (Dindigul Camp)

2.The Management of ... Respondents/Respondents in all W.As COMMON PRAYER:- Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent, against the interim order dated 17.09.2025 passed by this Court in W.P(MD)Nos.2046, 2047, 2048, 2049 of 2017. W.A(MD)Nos.3120 and 3121 of 2025 A.Amala Joseph ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3120 of 2025 The Secretary, Kovai Jilla Panchalai Thozhilalar Sangam

(HMS) No.46/2, G.K.Complex, V.M.R.Patti, Dindigul-3. ...Appellant/Petitioner in W.A(MD)No. 3121 of 2025 Vs. The Management of

... Respondent/Respondent in both W.As PRAYER:- Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent, against the interim order dated 17.09.2025 passed by this Court in W.P(MD)Nos. 17146 of 2018 and 19106 of 2018. For Appellant : M/s.D.Geetha (in all W.As) COMMON JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.) This batch of writ appeals are posted under the caption "for maintainability" on the ground that the order of the learned single Judge, who has appointed Legal Aid counsel to represent the writ petitions, since the counsel on record did not co-operate to conduct the case, has been challenged.

2.This Court, after calling for the records from the Registry, found that subsequent to the order, which is now impugned, the learned single Judge has taken up the matter on more than two occasions and finally dismissed the entire batch of writ petitions for default. In such circumstances, due to the subsequent events, the order of appointing the Legal Aid counsel is merged with the subsequent order, as on date, the writ petitions being dismissed for default nothing survives in the batch of writ appeals.

3.From the records, we find that the appellants herein, due to the dismissal of the writ petitions for default, have no further remedy. Therefore, to afford them an opportunity while dismissing the batch of writ appeals, we provide liberty to the appellants/writ petitioners to file appropriate application for restoration of the writ petitions within 30 days from today and on such applications are filed, the writ petitions be restored and heard on merits. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [G.J., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.]

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Index :Yes/No Internet :Yes Ns DR.

G. JAYACHANDRAN

, J.

AND

K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, J. Ns To

1.The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Trichy (Dindigul Camp)

2.The Management of and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.18582, 18583, 18585, 18588, 18591 and 18595 of 2025

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