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S.Girija v. The Managing Director

Madras HC1 Aug 2024WP(MD)/18038/2024

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What is this about?

Writ petition by a widow seeking payment of differential salary, gratuity, leave, and pension arrears with 6% interest for her deceased husband, pursuant to a retrospective wage settlement. The court directed payment within six months.

What did the court decide?

Direct payment of arrears of wages, differential benefits for gratuity, leave encashment, and pension with 6% interest within six months.

S.Girija Vs The Managing Director — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Madras HC (2024)

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W.P.(MD)No.18038 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 01.08.2024

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA

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W.P.(MD)No.18038 of 2024

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S.Girija ... Petitioner

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vs.

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1.The Managing Director, State Express Transport Corporation (TN) Ltd., Corporate Office, No.2, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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2.The Administrator, TNSTC Employees Pension Fund Trust, SETC (TN) Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Chennai - 600 002. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to disburse the petitioner's husband's difference arrears amount of salary, Gratuity, Surrender leave salary and also pension with retrospective effect on the basis of 12(3) Settlement of 14th wage settlement made on 24.08.2022 to be implemented on 01.09.2019 with 6 percentage interest

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as per the court direction since it is belated payment to her and also the revised pension arrears amount of belated payment eligible at the rate of 6 percentage per annum from the date of retirement till the date of payment payable for the said monetary terminal benefits.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Gokul For R1 : Mr.K.Senthil Kumar Standing Counsel For R2 : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh Standing Counsel

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O R D E R

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The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking to direct the respondents to disburse her husband's difference in amount of Salary, Gratuity, Surrender Leave and Pension Arrears and to revise her pension

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on the basis of 12(3) settlement dated 24.08.2022 along with 6% interest.

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2. The petitioner's husband was appointed as a Checking Inspector in the respondent Corporation and died on 28.05.2021 while in service.

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3. A settlement was entered into between the Union and the

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Management on 24.08.2022. But, it was made applicable with effect from 01.09.2019. Therefore, the petitioner's husband was also entitled to the benefit under the said settlement, dated 24.08.2022. But his terminal benefits were settled without any reference to the terms of the settlement. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to not only the difference in benefits but also to the interest thereon.

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4. This stand of the petitioner cannot be disputed. I therefore,

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direct the respondents to pay arrears of wages and differential benefits in respect of Gratuity, Encashment of Leave and pension as per wage settlement, dated 24.08.2022. This amount shall be paid within a period of six (6) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The respondents have to make the differential payment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum to be computed from the date of wage settlement till the date of actual payment.

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5. With the above observation, this Writ Petition is disposed of .

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No costs.

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01.08.2024

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R.N.MANJULA, J.

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