Writ petition seeking interest on belated payment of terminal benefits was dismissed after the petitioner died and legal heirs could not be identified for impleadment. Liberty left to heirs to move the Court.
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W.P.(MD).No.76 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 03.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR
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M.Mookkan
.. Petitioner
Vs.
.. Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the order passed by the 3rd respondent in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.3647/R1/E2/ 2017 dated 26.09.2018 and quash the same and direct the respondents to pay the interest for belated payment of terminal benefits including General Provident
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Fund, Special Provident Fund, Computation, Gratuity, Earn Leave Surrender etc., at the rate of 24% interest per annum.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Panneer Selvam For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the
petitioner submits that the writ petitioner died and that he was not able to get
the details of the legal heirs to implead them in place of the petitioner.
open to the legal heirs of the petitioner to move this Court to raise the issue. There shall be no order as to costs.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Mookkan
The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department
The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai
The Joint Director of School Education (Personnel), Chennai
The District Educational Officer, Cheranmahadevi at Tirunelveli
K.Rajasekar
As recorded by the court registry
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