Authority: High Court of Judicature at Madras
Order Date: 12 June 2026
Case Overview
- Applicants: Metropolitan Transport Corporation Oozhiyar Munnetra Sangam, represented by T. Saravanakumar, General Secretary Pallavan Salai, and two others.
- Respondents: D. Arumugam, General Secretary Metropolitan Transport Corporation Oozhiyar Munnetra Sangam, Pallavan Salai, and two others.
- The applicants had filed O.P. No.9 of 2026 under Section 33 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 before the Industrial Tribunal, Chennai, seeking continuation as office bearers of the first applicant Union.
- The Court, in its order dated 9 March 2026 (C.R.P. Nos.1417 and 1422 of 2026), transferred related suits O.S. Nos.5938 of 2025 and 842 of 2026 to the Industrial Tribunal, which are now being heard as O.P. Nos.10 and 11 of 2026.
- The validity of Section 22 of the Industrial Relations Code was challenged by the first respondent/writ petitioner. The writ petitioner did not include the applicants as parties to the writ petition, nor disclose the factual background or the 9 March 2026 order.
- The applicants argued that, in fairness, they should be made parties to the writ petition and be allowed to file a review against the order dated 27 April 2026 in W.P. No.11416 of 2026.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the application for leave to file a review application against the 27 April 2026 order.
- The registry was directed to number the review application, if otherwise in order, and list it for admission the following week.
Topics: Court Review, Industrial Relations