TN Transport Corp to Pay Rs5.75L Arrears

Authority: Madras High Court (Hon'ble Justice K. Surender)

Order Date: 15 July 2026

Parties: Petitioner Velayutham (employee) vs. The Manager Representative (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Villupuram Ltd) and the Special Joint Commission of Labour, Chennai.
Petition: WMP No. 29209 of 2025 filed under Article 226 seeking payment of full wages Rs 13,636 per month, including allowances, as per Section 17‑B of the Industrial Disputes Act, and to quash the order dated 13‑03‑2024 passed by the Special Joint Commissioner for Labour, Chennai.
Background: The second respondent (the employee) was dismissed on 28‑04‑2022. He filed Claim Petition C.P.No. 83 of 2023 in the Labour Court, Cuddalore, demanding back‑wages for April 2022 to July 2024 totaling Rs 11,51,111.
Contentions: Management argued that 50% of the arrears would be paid within four weeks; counsel for the petitioner sought full payment of the outstanding wages and arrears.

The Court directed the first respondent (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Villupuram Ltd) to pay the petitioner his last drawn full wages of Rs 13,636 per month, inclusive of any allowances, pursuant to Section 17‑B of the Industrial Disputes Act.
The Court ordered that 50% of the arrear amount, i.e., Rs 5,75,555 (Rupees Five Lakhs Seventy‑Five Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty‑Five only), be paid to the second respondent on or before 26 August 2026.
The counter‑petition filed by the first respondent in WMP No. 29209 of 2025 was taken on record, and a further posting of the order was scheduled for 27 August 2026.

Topics: Court Order, Labour Arrears, Transport Sector