1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 27..07..2016 C O R A M The Hon’ble Mr. SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE and The Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R.MAHADEVAN Writ Appeal Nos.1021 to 1023 and 1025 of 2007 and W.A.Nos.1282 and 1305 of 2007 State Express Transport Corporation Limited (Formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation Ltd) rep. by its Managing Director, Pallavan Salai, Chennai 600 002. … Appellant in all Writ Appeals/Respondent Versus A.Sundararajan … Respondent in WA.No.1021 of 2007/Petitioner S.Sureshkumar ... Respondent in WA.No.1022 of 2007/Petitioner R.Srinivasan ... Respondent in WA.No.1023 of 2007/Petitioner G.Hariharan ... Respondent in WA.No.1025 of 2007/Petitioner R.Srinivasan ... Respondent in WA.No.1282 of 2007/Petitioner M.Karthikeyan ... Respondent in WA.No.1305 of 2007/Petitioner The Government of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Special Commissioner and Secretary Transport Department, Fort St.George, Chennai -9 ...Respondent in WA.Nos.1282 and 1305 of 2007 The Special Commissioner and Secretary to Government Transport Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 9. ... Respondent in WA.Nos.1282 and 1305 of 2007 - - - - - 2 Prayer : Writ Appeals filed under Section 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 21.07.2006 in Writ Petition No.36094, 36749, 36750, 36752, 36895 and 39252 of 2005, on the file of this Court. For Appellants : Mr.V.R.Kamalanthan AGP for Mr.P.Kannankumar in all WAs For Respondent : Mr.V.Ajay Khose in all WAs J U D G M E N T (Judgment of the Court was delivered by the Honourable The Chief Justice) We have perused the affidavit filed on behalf of the appellant/Corporation. 2. It appears that the impugned order is the result of lack of presentation on the part of the appellant of the proper perspective before the learned Single Judge. It is only now that the matter is sought to be clarified. 3. There are broadly two aspects which emerge from the affidavit. The first is that there are allegedly some persons who have not completed 240 days of service. In such cases, writ petitions had been dismissed 3 earlier and the parties relegated to the Industrial Tribunal. Thus, in such of the cases where the stand of the appellant is that 240 days have not been completed on verification of records, intimation may be sent within 30 days from today, to those parties, who would then have to approach the Tribunal with the periods spent in the present proceedings starting from filing of the writ petition till the intimation is sent by the Corporation being excluded for the purpose of limitation. 4. The second aspect is that the posts which exists are Driver-cum- Conductors and for those persons who want to avail permanent appointment of these posts, the twin criteria required is valid Driving license and Conductor license. Thus, only such of those persons who met the criteria can be so appointed. 5. We cannot accept the contention of the learned counsel for the respondent that even such persons who do not possess the requisite qualifications on mere completion of 240 days would be entitled to permanent absorption. 4 6. The appeals are disposed of in the aforesaid terms, leaving the parties to bear their own costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (S.K.K.,CJ.) (R.M.D.,J.) 27.07.2016 ksr To 1.The Special Commissioner and Secretary, Transport Department, Fort St.George, Chennai -9 2. The Special Commissioner and Secretary to Government Transport Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 9. 5 The Hon'ble the Chief Justice and R.MAHADEVAN, J. ksr W.A. Nos.1021 to 1023 and 1025 of 2007 W.A.Nos.1282 and 1305 of 2007 27.07.2016