W.P. No.37940 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.10.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA W.P. No.37940 of 2025 S.T. Nagendran ... Petitioner vs. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director 37, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore – 641 043. … Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to pay the Petitioner the amount payable towards the encashment of 105 days of carned leave, surrendered by him in the years before his retirement and to pay him a sum of Rs. 18,500/- towards the STERBS (State Transport Employees Retirement Benefit Scheme), which was deducted from his salary for every month, while he was in service, together with interest at the rate of 12% per annum, within a specified time. For petitioner : Mr.V. Ajoy Khose For Respondents : Mr.M. Murali Vinodh - - - - - - 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.37940 of 2025 ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent to settle interest for belated payment of retirement benefits, by considering the petitioner's representation dated 28.07.2025. 2. Mr.M. Murali Vinodh, learned counsel takes notice for the respondent. 3. In view of the consent expressed by the learned counsel on either side, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 4. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court the order dated 03.09.2024 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in a similar matter in W.P. No.25610 of 2024, wherein this Court had directed the respondent to pay interest at the rate of 6% p.a. for the belated payment of terminal benefits to the petitioner therein within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 5. Learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondent did not dispute 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.37940 of 2025 the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. This Court perused the order passed in W.P. No.25610 of 2024, wherein, this Court has held as under :- “5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the grievance expressed by the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the respondent to pay interest at the rate of 6% p.a. for the belated payment of terminal benefits to the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if the amount is not paid within the time frame fixed by this Court, it will fetch interest at the rate of 12% p.a. from the date on which the amount became due and payable till the date of actual realisation.” 7. The aforesaid decision is squarely applicable to the facts of the present case. Accordingly, applying the ratio laid down in the above case, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner's representation, dated 28.07.2025 and to pay interest at the rate of 6% p.a. for the belated payment of retirement benefits to the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that, if the amount is not paid within the time frame fixed by this 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.37940 of 2025 Court, it will fetch interest at the rate of 9% p.a. from the date on which the amount became due and payable till the date of actual realisation. No costs. 09.10.2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes/No vsi2 To Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director 37, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore – 641 043. A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.37940 of 2025 vsi2 W.P. No.37940 of 2025 09.10.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis