R.Perumal, v. Tamil Nadu State Transport
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.12.2016 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.VIMALA W.P(MD)No.22958 of 2016 R.Perumal ... Petitioner vs.
1. The Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., rep. By its Managing Director, Bye Pass Road, Madurai - 625 016.
2. The Financial Advisore & Chief Accounts Officer, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., Bye Pass Road, Madurai - 625 016.
3. The Administrator, The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees' Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar Illam, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
... Respondents 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 terminal benefits amount payable to the petitioner including Provident Fund, Gratuity, Commuted Value of Pension, Unavailed Leave Salary, Service-Surrender Leave Salary and Dearness Allowance Arrears together with 18% interest from the date of his retirement i.e. 30.04.2016 to till the date of payment and all other attendant benefits to him within the stipulated period.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rahul For RR - 1 & 2 : Mr.A.Jeyaram For R - 3 : Mr.A.P.Muthupandian
ORDER
You can be young without money but you can't be old without it. ..Tennessee Williams https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ So pleads the petitioner, praying for disbursement of retirement benefits.
The petitioner was employed as Special Grade Driver in the respondent corporation and he retired from service on 30.04.2016 on reaching 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 12 equal monthly installments 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 installments. 4.In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:- (i)A direction is issued to the transport corporation to settle the terminal benefits of the petitioner that are yet to be settled, in twelve equal monthly installments. (ii)The first installment shall commence by making payment on or before 1st week of January, 2017 and the amount in each of the remaining installments shall be paid on or before 10th of every succeeding month.
(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 installments, the interest payable could be 18% for the delayed period.
5.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.
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