WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12-01-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP No. 292 of 2026 1. S.VinayagamS/o.Shanmugam, No.23, Perumal Nagar, Koothapakkam, Cuddalore 2. V.GovindarajuluS/o.Venu, No.156, Naidu Street, Pethanaickam Kuppam Kurinjipadi Cuddalore 3. R.PrabakaranS/o.Rangaramanujam,no.29 Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Thiruvamur Post, Kolappakkam, Cuddalore 4. M.RamachandranS/o.Muthukrishnan, No.5/596,mariyamman Kovil Street, Thotti, Viranam Post, Villupuram 5. T.BalakrishnanNo.170 Gundusalai Semmandalam, Cuddalore 6. S.ElangovanS/o.Subramanian, No.7, Tamilnadu Muthu Nagar, Kondur, Cuddalore 7. R.BaskaranS/o.Ranganathan, No.3, Angalamman Kovil Street, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 8. P.PuniyamoorthyS/o.Pakkiri, No.57, Ngo Nagar, Beach Road, Vannarappalaiyam, Cuddalore 9. J.Ravi KumarS/o.Jayaraman, No.5, Chairman Nagar, Vandigate Pallipadai, Chidambaram,cuddalore https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 2 of 6 10.S.VetrivelanS/o.Late.Santhanam, No.49, Co- operative Nagar, Vtc Bahour, Pondicherry 11.C.RavichandranS/o.Sokkalingam No.94, Vip Nagar, Lalpuram, Chidambaram (taluk), Cuddalore 12.D.RamalingamS/o.Devanathan, No.15, Mariyamman Kovil Street, Agaram Post Kullanchavadi, Cuddalore 13.P.KuberanS/o.Pakkirsamy, Plot No.2, First Crossstreet, Krishna Nagar West, Lawspet, Puducherry 14.K.VijayaranganS/o.Gothanandaraman, No.5, Puthu Pillaiyar Kovil Street, Mel Bhuvanagiri, Cuddalore 15.B.PandiyanS/o.Balasubramanian, Anna Street, Kumaratchi Post, Kattumannar Kovil Taluk, Cuddalore 16.M.VasuS/o.Muthuvijayam, No.188 Mariayamman Kovil Street, Vtc, Mandagappattu (mitta),villupuram 17.S.SekarS/o.Subban Chettiar, No.265 , Water Tank Street, Varakalpattu Vtc And Post, Cuddalore District 18.R.Vijaya KumarS/o.Rathinam, No.3/1-1 Ayyanar Kovil Street, Dhanalakshmi Nagar, Panruti Taluk, Cuddalore 19.P.SekarS/o.Periyasamy, No.2/9a,mariyamman Kovil Street, Marungur Post, Panruti Cuddalore 20.R.ElangovanNo.77, Ecr Main Road, Chinna Kalappattu, Puducherry ..Petitioner(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 3 of 6 Vs 1. The Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation(villupuram)ltd, No.3/137,Salamedu, Vazatha Reddy, Villupuram-605 602 2. The Administrator, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Fund Trust, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-600 002 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to pay interest of 10 percentage to the petitioners for belated payment of Gratuity Leave salary, Provident fund and commutation of pension amounts and 10 days earned salary with effect from 21.7.2019 to 31.7.2019, 21.6.2022 to 30.6.2022, 21.5.2024 to 31.5.2024, 21.6.2024 to 30.6.2024, 21.7.2024 to 31.7.2024 within a time frame as may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner(s): M/s.S.Sakthivel, T.Anbazhagan, D.Balamurali For Respondent(s): Ms.S.Pavithra for R1 Mr.C.S.K.Sathish for R2 ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to pay interest of 10% to the petitioners for the belated payment of Gratuity Leave salary, Provident fund and commutation of pension amounts and 10 days earned salary with effect from 21.07.2019 to 31.07.2019, 21.06.2022 to 30.06.2022, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 4 of 6 21.05.2024 to 31.05.2024, 21.06.2024 to 30.06.2024, 21.07.2024 to 31.07.2024, within a time frame as fixed by this Court. 2. Heard the learned counsels appearing on either side. With the consent of both sides, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that they joined the service of the first respondent Corporation and retired from service during the years 2018-2024. However, the terminal benefits have been settled only after 6 to 22 months and also that the salary for 10 days were not paid to the petitioners. Therefore, the petitioners sent a representation on 03.12.2025 to 08.12.2025 respectively which evoked no response so far. Hence, the present Writ Petition has been filed claiming 10% interest for the belated payment of retirement benefits such as Gratuity Leave salary, Provident fund and commutation of pension amounts and to pay the salary as stated supra. 4. In view of the limited request made by the petitioners with regard to interest on the belated settlement of retirement benefits such as Gratuity, Leave salary, Provident fund and commutation of pension amounts, this Court directs the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 6% p.a. for the belated payment of retirement benefits from the date of retirement to till the date of actual disbursal https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 5 of 6 of the retirement benefits of the petitioners and also to consider the issue in regard to disbursement of the salary as stated supra, if there is no other impediment in disbursing the same, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, taking into account the bank rate of interest on deposits. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. WMP.No.338 of 2026 filed by the petitioners to permit them to file a single Writ Petition stands allowed. 12-01-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DP To 1. The Managing DirectorTamilnadu State Transport Corporation(villupuram)ltd, No.3/137,Salamedu, Vazatha Reddy, Villupuram-605 602 2. The Administrator, Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Fund Trust, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-600 002 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 292 of 2026 __________Page 6 of 6 M.DHANDAPANI, J. DP WP No. 292 of 2026 12-01-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis