C.Selvam v. the Managing Director
Mandamus – Retirement benefits – Surrender leave salary and gratuity
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.5057 of 2025, Madras High Court, decided 14.02.2025 by C.V. Karthikeyan, J. Retired TNSTC (Salem) employee C. Selvam claimed difference of surrender leave salary and gratuity with belated-payment interest; only commutation of pension difference had been paid. Court directed determination of eligible benefits and payment with 6% per annum interest from retirement date till actual disbursement; petition disposed of, no costs. Keywords: writ of mandamus; Article 226; superannuation; surrender leave salary; gratuity; interest 6%; 7th Pay Commission; G.O.M.S. No. 142 Transport (E) Department 26.08.2019; representations dated 04.12.2024 and 13.12.2024; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited; advocates N. Desinghu (petitioner) and K. Raja, Standing Counsel (respondent).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the respondent (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited) to determine the eligible benefits payable to the petitioner and pay the same with interest at 6% per annum from the date of retirement (30.04.2017) till the date of actual disbursement; no costs awarded.