B.Prabaharan v. The Chairman
Provident Fund withdrawal – Writ of Mandamus under Article 226
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (WP(MD). No.13666 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 30.04.2026 by Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by B.Prabaharan against the Chairman, Employees Provident Fund Trust, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., seeking mandamus to withdraw Rs.7,00,000/- of his own PF accumulation for his daughter's marriage; Court directed disbursal of Rs.5,59,000/- within two weeks (marriage on 07.06.2026); petition disposed at admission stage with consent; no costs. Keywords: provident fund withdrawal, mandamus, EPF Trust, transport corporation, marriage advance, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Respondent directed to disburse Rs.5,59,000/- to the petitioner out of his Provident Fund accumulation within two weeks (daughter's marriage scheduled 07.06.2026); writ petition disposed of at admission stage with consent of both parties; no costs.