The aging staffers, who still hang around the closed restaurant, said that they had little hope of finding an alternate vocation in spite of spending their entire working life in the eatery.
Housed within the Agri-Horticultural Society, the landmark restaurant was closed following a Madras High Court order in a case that began in 1989. Interestingly, the dispute was between the Madras Horticultural Society and the state government over the ownership of the land.
The High Court passed an order in favour of the government leading to the closure of the restaurant. However, since the society had sub-leased part of the land to Woodlands, it too had to be closed.
Sources in Woodlands said that they managed to get included in the case as an affected party.
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