Arockiadass v. The Managing Director
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.10.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P(MD)No.25256 of 2024 Arockiadass ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai Region, Corporate Office, Madurai - 625 016.
2. The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
3. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary to Government, Finance (Pension) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents herein to revise the wages of the petitioner with effect from 01.09.2019 based 1/5
on the 14th wage settlement, dated 24.08.2022 and to pay arrears of wages payable from 01.09.2019 to 31.01.2020, difference in Gratuity, difference in Provident Fund, difference in Leave Salary and arrears of pension from 01.02.2020 to 30.03.2023 along with interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of wage settlement i.e., 24.08.2022 till the date of actual payment.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sarvagan Prabhu For R1 : Mr.Ramachandra Pradeep Standing Counsel For R2 : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh Standing Counsel
O R D E R
The present Writ Petition has been filed by a retired Senior Grade Driver of the respondent Transport Corporation seeking benefits under the 14th wage settlement, dated 24.08.2022.
2. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, though the petitioner has retired from service on 31.01.2020, the 14th wage settlement is applicable to all those employees who were in service on 01.09.2019. The petitioner has sent a representation to the respondents on 30.09.2024 seeking 2/5
the said benefits. Since there is no response, the present writ petition has been filed.
3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2.
4. Considering the above said facts, the respondents 1 and 2 herein are directed to confer the eligible benefits upon the writ petitioner along with interest at the rate of 6% p.a., from the due date, till the date of disbursement, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
5. With the above said observations, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
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To
1. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai Region, Corporate Office, Madurai - 625 016.
2. The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
3. The Secretary to Government, Finance (Pension) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
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R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.
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