B.Ravichandran v. The Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
B.Ravichandran v. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd. (Managing Director; General Manager) and Administrator, TNSTC Employees Pension Fund Trust; W.P.(MD) No.7512 of 2026; Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.; order dated 23.03.2026; writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; interest at 6% per annum on belated payment of terminal benefits - provident fund, gratuity, terminal leave salary, commuted value of pension; retirement 31.05.2024; benefits settled 02.12.2025; disposed of at admission stage with consent of both sides; issue held squarely covered by Division Bench judgments in W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch dated 23.03.2014 and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch dated 26.07.2021 (both followed); compliance within twelve weeks; no costs; writ petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Interest at 6% per annum on the belated payment of the petitioner's terminal benefits (provident fund, gratuity, terminal leave salary, commuted value of pension) from the date of retirement till the date the terminal benefits are paid, to be complied with within twelve weeks; no costs.