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S.Bhagavathi v. The General Manager

2017-01-12Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.01.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P(MD)No.711 of 2017 S.Bhagavathi

...Petitioner

vs.

The General Manager State Express Transport Corporation (Tamilnadu) Ltd., Pallavan Salai, Chennai.

...Respondent

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay the petitioner Rs.6,410/- towards leave salary and Rs.50,000/- towards Medical College Fund, Engineering College Fund and Welfare Fund and also other benefits together with 18% interest per annum within a time frame as may be fixed by this Honourable Court.

For Petitioner : M/s. R.Murugan For Respondent : Mr.K.Sathiya Singh

ORDER

The petitioner was employed as Special Grade Senior Technician in the respondents Corporation and he retired from service on 31.10.2012 on attaining the age of superannuation. 2.He has filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to the respondents to pay the retirement benefits. 3.The First Bench of this Court in similar matter has passed an order dated 12.06.2015 in W.A.(MD) Nos.383 to 457 of 2015, issuing direction to the transport Corporations to settle the terminal benefits of its employees in equal monthly instalments and to pay 6% interest on the terminal benefits payable to the workman. The Bench has also held that workman is entitled to 18% interest for the defaulted period of instalment. 4.

iii) The said terminal amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum, as per the Division Bench judgment referred to above. In case of delay in making instalments, the interest payable could be https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

18% for the delayed period;

iv) The aforesaid direction to settle the terminal benefits would not preclude the workman to question the computation of any of the terminal benefits, if the same is paid lesser than the amount to which, he is entitled to receive. Likewise, if the petitioner has any grievance that he is entitled to interest for the amount already settled, he can agitate the same as per law, if he is entitled. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai-23.

To:

The General Manager State Express Transport Corporation (Tamilnadu) Ltd., Pallavan Salai, Chennai.

+1cc to M/s.R.Murugan, Advocate in SR.2446 +1cc to M/s.K.Sathiya Singh, Advocate in SR.2863 W.P(MD)No.711 of 2017 12.01.2017 ar.

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