Jayaganga v. The Managing Director

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:15.12.2022 Coram The HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Jayaganga .. Petitioner vs 1.The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd., No.2, Pallavan House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Employees Pension Fund, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to release family pension arising out of the death of the petitioner's husband namely M.A.Ganesh Mani (Employee Number C14353) and also to release the death cum service benefits and other benefits if any to and in favour of the petitioner.

For Petitioner :

Ms.K.Sasikala for Mr.J.Karthik For Respondents :

Mr.R.Balaji Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.C.S.K.Sathish, Standing Counsel for R2 1/5

ORDER

The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the family pension payable to her in respect of her deceased husband M.A.Ganesh Mani, who was the employee with the respondent Transport Corporation has not been paid till date. 2.

According to the petitioner, her husband M.A.Ganesh Mani died on 24.07.2022 while he was in service. The petitioner has to submit an application as per the prescribed format with the respondent Transport Corporation for family pension. 3.

Learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent Transport Corporation, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has not submitted the said application as per the prescribed format. He would further submit that once the same is received by the respondent Transport Corporation, the same will be considered on merits and in accordance with law within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, would 2/5

also agree that the petitioner is willing to submit an application to the respondent Transport Corporation in the prescribed format seeking for payment of family pension amount for the death of her husband M.A.Ganesh Mani, who was the employee with the respondent Transport Corporation.

5.

For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the petitioner to submit an application to the respondent Transport Corporation as per their prescribed format seeking for family pension amount for the death of her husband M.A.Ganesh Mani while he was in service with the respondent Transport Corporation within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said application, the first respondent is directed to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the said application within a period of eight weeks thereafter.

6.

With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.

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To 1.The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd., No.2, Pallavan House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Employees Pension Fund, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE,J.

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