N.Rajendran v. Rengarajan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.11.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM Cont. P(MD)No.889 of 2016 N.Rajendran : Petitioner/Petitioner -vs1.Mr.Rengarajan, The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd, Kumbakonam.

2.Mr.Gowri Sankar, The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd., Nagapattinam Region, Nagapattinam.

3.Mr.Arumugam, The Administrator, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation, Pension Fund Trust, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-02. : Contemnor/Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, to initiate contempt proceedings against the contemnors/respondents and punish them for the willful disobedience of the order of this court in W.P(MD)No.2982 of 2016, dated 11.02.2016.

PRAYER IN WP(MD)No.2982 of 2016:- Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay entire terminal benefits payable to the petitioner, including salary arrears in terms of settlement under Section 12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, dated 13.04.2015, gratuity, the commuted value of pension, leave salary together with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of his retirement to till the date of payment within a stipulated time.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rahul For R1 and R2 : Mr.D.Sivaraman https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For 3rd Respondent :Mr.A.P.Muthupandian

O R D E R

This Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the respondents for willfully disobeying the order of this court made in W.P(MD)No.2982 of 2016, dated 11.02.2016.

2.When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the respondents submitted that except interest on commutation, other benefits have been paid to the petitioner.

3.In view of the above submission, the Contempt Petition is closed with a direction to the 3rd respondent to pay interest on commutation, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the order copy. In the event of non-compliance, liberty to the petitioner to revive the contempt.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CSII) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To The Administrator, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation, Pension Fund Trust, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-02.

+One cc to Mr.A.Rahul, Advocate, SR.No.85904 er RL/3C/2P/JC/SAR4/5/12/2017 Cont. P(MD)No.889 of 2016 07.11.2017 ( 2/2) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/