1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 08.12.2011 Coram THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA Writ Petition (MD)No.13961 of 2011 S.Vellasolai ... Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Madurai Limited, rep. By its General Manager, Madurai Division, Bye-pass Road, Madurai. 2.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Madurai Limited, Madurai. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of mandamus to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's appeal dated 18.08.2011 and dispose of the same within the time fixed by this Court. For petitioner :Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan For respondents :Mr.K.Pugalendhi Special Govt. Pleader ORDER The petitioner, Mr.S.Vellasolai, who was employed as a conductor in the first respondent Corporation alleged to have remained unauthorisedly absent, in spite of the fact that he has taken prior permission, was finally proceeded departmentally, which culminated in passing of the order dated 19.07.2011, dismissing the petitioner from service of the respondent Corporation. 2.Though the said order dated 19.07.2011 enables the petitioner to prefer an appeal within 60 days and the petitioner has also preferred an appeal on 18.08.2011, before the second respondent, the Managing Director of TamilNadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai, the said appeal has not been taken up for hearing till date. Since the petitioner has been dismissed from service, he has been put to great prejudice, which resulted him to file the present petition seeking a direction to the first respondent, to take up the pending appeal and dispose of the same on merits. 3.The learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. Since the prayer sought for in the petition is reasonably limited to issue a direction to the second respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal dated 18.08.2011, this Court, without going into the merits, directs the second respondent to consider and pass orders in the pending appeal within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The second respondent is directed to dispose of the pending appeal, after providing a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 by issuing a notice to the petitioner about the hearing of the appeal. 4.With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Writs) /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Madurai Limited, rep. By its General Manager, Madurai Division, Bye-pass Road, Madurai. 2.The Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Madurai Limited, Madurai. vs W.P.(md).NO.13961 of 2011 08.12.2011 TR : 28.12.2011 : 2p/3c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/