WP No. 41241 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN WP No. 41241 of 2025 N.Banumathi Petitioner Vs 1.The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, No.12 Ramakrishna Road, Salem 636 007. 2.The Administrator Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Employees Welfare Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai 600 002 Respondent(s) PRAYER Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Mandamus to direct the Respondents to disburse the belated payment of interest amount of provident fund, Gratuity, Commutation and leave salary amounts and other unsettle benefits of 10 days salary, 10 days salary amounts with effect form 01.02.2024 within the stipulated time as may be fixed https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 41241 of 2025 by this Court. For Petitioner: Mr.N.Desinghu For Respondents: Mr.K.Raja Standing Counsel for R1 ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed for direction directing the respondents to pay appropriate interest to the petitioner for the delayed sanction and disbursement of retirement benefits. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record. 3. In identical issues, this Court has passed various orders, justifying the payment of interest to the aggrieved pensioners and in the order dated 13.12.2019 in W.P.(MD) No.26481 of 2019, the following order came to be passed :- “5. I am not in agreement with the said representation https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 41241 of 2025 made. There was already a duty cast on the respondent Corporation to pay the terminal benefits on the date of retirement itself and the very fact that the belated disbursement of retirement benefit, had already put the retired employee to serious prejudice, entertaining the present request for disbursement of the interest on the belated payment in installments, could cause further prejudice to the retired employee. 6. In the light of the above observations, there shall be a direction to the respondent / Corporation to pay the penal interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the belated payment of the retirement benefits for the period from the date of the retirement, till the date of the actual disbursement, as expeditiously as possible and in any event, not before the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. This Court is of the view that the first respondent could be directed to pay the interest on the belated payment, at the rate of 6% per annum, as ordered in the above writ petition. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 41241 of 2025 5. In the light of the above findings, there shall be a direction to the first respondent herein to pay the interest on the belated payment of the terminal benefits to the petitioner at the rate of 6% per annum, commencing from the date of the retirement, till the date of actual disbursement, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 03-11-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No mrn https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 41241 of 2025 To 1.The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, No.12 Ramakrishna Road, Salem 636 007. 2.The Administrator Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Employees Welfare Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai 600 002 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 41241 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN J. mrn WP No. 41241 of 2025 03-11-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis