P.Thulasiraman v. The Managing Director
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 11.11.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Writ Petition Nos.39492 to 39494 of 2016 P.Thulasiraman ... Petitioner in W.P.No.39492 of 2016 P.Shanmugam ... Petitioner in W.P.No.39493 of 2016 S.Ravi ... Petitioner in W.P.No.39494 of 2016 vs.
The Managing Director, (Salem) Limited, No.12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-636 007 .. Respondent in W.P.Nos.39492/16 and 39493/16
1. The Managing Director, (Salem) Limited, No.12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-636 007 2.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, Employees Post Retirement Welfare fund Scheme,
3.The Administrator, Pension Fund Trust, ... Respondents 1 to 3 in W.P.No.39494 of 2016 Writ petitions have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of mandamus to direct the respondent to settle all the terminal benefits due and payable to the petitioner with interest at 12% per annum with effect from 1.2.2013, 1.2.2013 and 1.5.2016 respectively within the time stipulated by this Honourable court. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Selvaraju, in all the WPs.
For Respondents : Mr.R.K.Gandhi, in all the WPs COMMON ORDER By consent, the main writ petitions themselves are taken up for final disposal.
2. The petitioners joined the services of the Transport Corporation and they retired from service long before. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they retired from service long before, till date, they were not paid with the retirement benefits. In this regard, the petitioners submitted representations before the respondents, on various dates. However, till date, there was no response. Aggrieved against the same, the present Writ Petitions have been filed.
3. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned counsel, who has taken notice on behalf of the respondents.
4. The issue involved in the present writ petitions is squarely covered by the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madurai Bench of this Court dated 12.6.2015 made in W.A.(MD) Nos.383 to 457 of 2015 (K.Rajendran & Others vs. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, Madurai and others).
5. Following the said judgment, without going into the
merits of the matter, the respondents are directed to disburse the aforementioned retiral benefits to the petitioners herein, in twelve equal monthly instalments, in the light of the common judgment passed by this Court in W.A.(MD) Nos.383 to 457 of 2015 (K.Rajendran & Others vs. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, Madurai and others), dated 12.06.2015. It is also made clear that the first instalment shall commence from 1.2.2017.
6. With the above direction, all the writ petitions are disposed of. No costs.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sbi To 1.The Managing Director, (Salem) Limited, No.12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-636 007 2.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, Employees Post Retirement Welfare fund Scheme, 3.The Administrator, Pension Fund Trust, +3cc to Mr.A. Elvaraju, Advocate, S.R.No.64814 kgk(CO) md(25/11/2016) W.P.Nos.39492 to 39494 of 2016