S.Selvam v. The Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Terminal benefits delayed payment; 6% per annum interest on belated payment of commutation, gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary; retired TNSTC (Kovai) Ltd. employee S.Selvam; respondents include TNSTC Kovai Ltd. Managing Director and General Manager (Erode Region) and Administrator, TNSTC Employees Pension Fund Trust; writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; disposed at admission stage on consent; issue squarely covered by Division Bench judgments W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch (18.03.2014) and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch (26.07.2021), which were followed; compliance within twelve weeks; no costs; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar; order dated 09.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Interest at 6% per annum for the belated payment of the petitioner's terminal benefits (commutation, gratuity, provident fund, earned leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary) from the date of retirement till payment, to be complied with as expeditiously as possible and in any event within twelve weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.