Sri. D Venkatesha v. the Chief Accounts Officer and Financial Advisor
Case brief
What is this about?
Leave encashment; delayed payment; interest @ 6% per annum; default interest @ 9% per annum; mandamus to Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC); Co-ordinate Bench order in W.P. No.106898/2025 dated 15.12.2025; Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; writ petition disposed of in terms of earlier order; twelve weeks compliance; Karnataka High Court; single judge (Jyoti M, J.).
What did the court decide?
Mandamus to the respondent-Corporation to pay interest on delayed payment of leave encashment at 6% per annum within twelve weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; failing which, interest at 9% per annum from the date the payment fell due until realization; writ petition disposed of in terms of the Co-ordinate Bench order in W.P. No.106898/2025 and connected matters (15.12.2025). ¶69