Manoharan.N v. The State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Ltd.,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.07.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH 1.N.Manoharan 2.P.Murugesan 3.S.Rajendran 4.A.Sathiyamoorthy 5.M.Selvam 6.G.Subbiah 7.M.Rajasekaran 8.V.Rajasulaiman 9.S.Perumal 10.M.Alagarsamy 11.G.Senthil 12.M.Mahendran 13.K.Jeyapaul 14.N.Thennarasu 15.V.Mani 1/6

16.G.Asokan 17.P.Murugesan 18.S.M.Meeyana 19.A.Neethinathan 20.T.Lakshmanabharathi 21.L.R.Eswarlal 22.P.Paulsamy 23.R.Ravindran 24.S.Gladson Jebaraj 25.B.Sridhar 26.P.Jacob 27.G.Krishnamoorthy 28.S.M.Rajkumar 29.K.Dhanabalan 30.R.Vettaiyar 31.K.Ochathevan 32.M.Karuppasamy 33.S.Somasundaram 34.P.Sakthivel 2/6

35.S.Karunamoorthy 36.T.Samudrakani 37.R.Arjunan 38.S.Paramasivam 39.P.Manimarban 40.S.Jeyakodi ... Petitioners Vs.

The State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, Pallavan Salai, Chennai.

...Respondent

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to forthwith refund the Post Retirement Benefit Scheme contribution to the petitioners together with interest at the rate of 6 % per annum payable to the petitioners from the date of their retirement to till the date on which the said benefits are paid to them.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Rahul For Respondent : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh, Standing Counsel.

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ORDER

By consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

2. When the petitioners herein had sought for information as to outstanding amount payable under the Post Retirement Benefit Fund Scheme, through their request under the provisions of Right to Information Act, the respondent had informed the petitioners that some amount is payable to them, in their reply dated 09.02.2022.

3. In this connection, each of the petitioners herein are called upon to submit a fresh representation along with a copy of this order to the respondent herein. On receipt of such representations, the respondent shall consider the same within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of the representations and disburse the eligible amount to them, together with interest at the rate of 6% per annum, from the date on which the amount is due to each of them.

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4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

01.07.2022 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm/Vji Note to Registry: Order copy may be issued only on receipt of the separate court fee to be filed by the petitioners.

To The Managing Director, The State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Limited, Pallavan Salai, Chennai.

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M.S.RAMESH , J.

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