W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.15289, 15290 & 15291 of 2018 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373 of 2018: The Executive Officer Arulmighu Nellaiyappar Arultharum Kandhimathy Amman Thirukoil Tirunelveli Town Tirunelveli ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Appellate Authority Established under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (The Additional Commissioner of Labour) Madurai 2.The Controller under the Payment of Gratuity Act The Assistant Commissioner of Labour Thirunelveli ____________ p. 2 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 3.Ravi ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent dated 11.12.2017 in Appeal No.37 of 2017 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Madhavan For Respondents : Mr.F.Deepak Special Government Pleader for R1 & R2 R3 – Died W.P.(MD) Nos.17374 of 2018: The Executive Officer Arulmighu Nellaiyappar Arultharum Kandhimathy Amman Thirukoil Tirunelveli Town Tirunelveli ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Appellate Authority Established under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (The Additional Commissioner of Labour) Madurai ____________ p. 3 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 2.The Controller under the Payment of Gratuity Act The Assistant Commissioner of Labour Thirunelveli 3.Meena ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent dated 11.12.2017 in Appeal No.30 of 2017 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Madhavan For Respondents : Mr.F.Deepak Special Government Pleader for R1 & R2 R3 – Died W.P.(MD) Nos.17375 of 2018: The Executive Officer Arulmighu Nellaiyappar Arultharum Kandhimathy Amman Thirukoil Tirunelveli Town, Tirunelveli ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Appellate Authority Established under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (The Additional Commissioner of Labour) Madurai ____________ p. 4 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 2.The Controller under the Payment of Gratuity Act The Assistant Commissioner of Labour Thirunelveli 3.S.Ponnappan ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent dated 11.12.2017 in Appeal No.31 of 2017 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Madhavan For Respondents : Mr.F.Deepak Special Government Pleader for R1 & R2 R3 - Died C O M M O N O R D E R Mr.S.Madhavan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the amounts that were due and payable to the third respondents were already paid by the petitioner and the recovery proceedings initiated by the respondents 1 & 2 were also closed and thus, it is submitted that the relief sought in the present writ petitions has now become infructuous. ____________ p. 5 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 2. In view of the same, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 02.04.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: 1. The Additional Commissioner of Labour, The Appellate Authority established under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Madurai. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Labour, The Controller under the Payment of Gratuity Act, Thirunelveli. ____________ p. 6 W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J. krk W.P.(MD) Nos.17373, 17374 & 17375 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.15289, 15290 & 15291 of 2018 02.04.2025 ____________