K.Thangavelu v. The Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Interest on delayed gratuity, provident fund, pension commutation, EL surrender salary and leave salary; terminal/retirement benefits; 6% per annum interest; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (MDU) Ltd.; TNSTC Employees' Pension Fund Trust; writ of mandamus under Article 226; disposed at admission stage with consent; follows W.A.(MD).No.403 of 2010 batch (08.06.2014) and W.A.(MD).No.1419 of 2021 batch (26.07.2021); compliance within five months; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; W.P.(MD) No.15769 of 2026; Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.; decided 11.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ of mandamus granted: respondents directed to pay interest at 6% per annum on the petitioner's belated terminal benefits (Gratuity, Provident Fund, Pension Commutation, EL Surrender salary, Leave Salary and other retirement benefits) from the date of retirement till actual payment, compliance within five months of receipt of the order; no costs.