Full Judgment
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.06.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR Baby Mony ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The General Manager Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Tirunelveli) Ltd., Nagercoil Region Kanniyakumari 2.The Administrator Tamil Nadu State Transport Employees' Corporation Pension Fund Trust Thiruvalluvar Illam Pallavan Salai, Chennai-600 002 ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the period of delay from 26.06.2023 to 10.03.2025 in paying the amounts paid towards the terminal benefits within a time frame as may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.M.Xavier For Respondents : Mr.K.Ramaiah Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.S.C.Herold Singh Standing Counsel for R2
ORDER
Mr.K.Ramaiah, learned Standing Counsel, takes notice for the first respondent and Mr.S.C.Herold Singh, learned Standing Counsel, takes notice for the second respondent.
2. With the consent of both sides, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsels appearing for the respective respondents.
4. Learned counsel on either side unanimously agree that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by various Judgments passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.(MD) No.403 of 2010 and batch, dated 30.06.2014 and W.A.(MD) No.1419 of 2021 and batch, dated 26.07.2021.
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 to the petitioner for the belated payment of her deceased husband's terminal benefits, from the date of his retirement till the date on which those 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 five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.
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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.
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