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K.Krishnasamy v. The Managing Director

Madras HC6 Apr 2026WP(MD)/9071/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Delayed terminal benefits of retired State Express Transport Corporation employee; writ of mandamus granted for interest at 6% per annum on gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary from retirement till settlement; Madurai Bench, single judge, disposed by consent at admission stage; follows Division Bench precedents W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch (06.04.2014) and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch (26.07.2021); compliance within twelve weeks; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Interest at 6% per annum on the petitioner's terminal benefits (gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary, old leave salary) from date of retirement till payment, to be complied with within twelve weeks; disposed at admission stage with consent; no costs. ¶27

K.Krishnasamy Vs The Managing Director — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay interest at 6% per annum on the belated payment of his terminal benefits (gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary) from the date of retirement till settlement.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pay interest at 6% per annum for the belated payment of the petitioner's terminal benefits, the issue being squarely covered, as counsel on either side unanimously agreed, by Division Bench judgments of this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

The interest at 6% per annum covers all terminal benefits - gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary - and is payable from the date of the petitioner's retirement till the date the terminal benefits are actually paid.

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Key takeaways

The respondents are further directed to comply with the said direction as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs awarded.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 seeking interest on belatedly settled terminal benefits, disposed of at the admission stage with consent. Learned counsel on either side unanimously agreed that the issue was squarely covered by the Division Bench judgments of this Court in W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch (dated 06.04.2014) and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch (dated 26.07.2021). Following those decisions, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J. directed the Managing Director and General Manager, State Express Transport Corporation Ltd., to pay interest at 6% per annum on the petitioner's terminal benefits - gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary - from the date of his retirement till the date of actual payment, compliance within twelve weeks of receipt of the order; no costs.

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W.P.(MD) No.9071 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 06.04.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

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W.P.(MD) No.9071 of 2026

K.Krishnasamy

... Petitioner

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1.The Managing Director State Express Transport Corporation Ltd., Thiruvalluvar Illam Pallavan Salai Chennai-600 002 2.The General Manager State Express Transport Corporation Ltd., Thiruvalluvar Illam Pallavan Salai Chennai-600 002 ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to settle the interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the belated payment of petitioner's terminal benefits, including, gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary

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and old leave salary, from the date of the petitioner's retirement till the date on which the said benefits were settled to him, within the time frame fixed by this

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Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Prasanth For Respondents : Mr.K.Ramaiah Standing Counsel

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O R D E R

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Mr.K.Ramaiah, learned Standing Counsel, takes notice for the respondent – Transport Corporation.

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2. With the consent of both sides, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

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3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent – Transport Corporation.

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4. Learned counsel on either side unanimously agree that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by various Judgments

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passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch, dated 06.04.2014 and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch, dated 26.07.2021.

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5. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the belated payment of the petitioner's terminal benefits, including, gratuity, provident fund, earn leave salary, surrender leave salary and old leave salary, from the date of his retirement till the date on which the terminal benefits are paid to the petitioner. The respondents are further directed to comply with the said direction as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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