The Vice Chancellor and Chairman v. V.P.R. Sivakumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to Be University) gratuity release writ appeal; Vice Chancellor and Chairman Board of Management; Registrar (I/c); respondent V.P.R. Sivakumar; interim direction order in W.P.(MD) No. 12646 of 2026 dated 10.06.2026; gratuity quantified at Rs.6,65,585/-; encashment of earned leave and HPL quantified at Rs.10,76,768/-; release of Rs.8 lakhs directed by Single Judge; Division Bench modified Single Judge's order to release gratuity amount due and payable within four weeks; any payment subject to result of still pending writ petition; disposed of without notice to respondent; Clause 15 of Letters Patent; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; C.V. Karthikeyan; R. Sakthivel; no costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition CMP(MD) No.8976 of 2026 closed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal effectively allowed to the extent that the learned Single Judge's interim direction was modified: the appellants were directed to release the gratuity amount due and payable to the respondent (rather than the fixed Rs.8 lakhs interim sum) within four weeks, and the Single Judge's observation that any payment would be subject to the result of the pending writ petition was maintained. The writ appeal was disposed of with no costs and the connected Miscellaneous Petition (CMP(MD) No.8976 of 2026) was closed.