Singaravelu R v. The Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Interest on delayed retirement dues; 6% per annum from date of retirement until payment; gratuity, provident fund, leave salary, commutation; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corpn. (KMB) Ltd., Kumbakonam and Karaikudi Region; Article 226 mandamus; issue followed Division Bench rulings in W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch (09.04.2014) and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch (26.07.2021); disposal at admission stage by consent; five-month compliance direction; no costs; Madras High Court Madurai Bench, single judge (Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.), order dated 09.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; respondents (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corpn. (KMB) Ltd.) directed to pay interest at 6% per annum for the belated payment of the petitioner's retirement benefits, gratuity, provident fund, leave salary and commutation, from the date of retirement till the date of payment, compliance within five months of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.