Madras High Court
M.Ramadoss vs The Managing Director on 3 June, 2024
Bench: R.Mahadevan, Mohammed Shaffiq
W.A.No.1499 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.06.2024
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.R.MAHADEVAN, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ
W.A.No.1499 of 2024
M.Ramadoss .. Appellant
Vs.
1. The Managing Director
The Metropolitan Transport
Corporation (Chennai) Limited
Pallavan House, P.B.No.390, Anna Salai
Chennai 600 002.
2. Senior Deputy Manager
(Human Resources Development)
The Metropolitan Transport
Corporation (Chennai) Limited
Pallavan House, P.B.No.390, Anna Salai
Chennai 600 002. .. Respondents
Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the
order dated 16.10.2023 made in W.P.No.28864 of 2023.
For the Appellant : Mr.S.R.Karthikeyan
For the Respondents : Mr.C.Gauthamaraj
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JUDGMENT
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.S.R.Karthikeyan, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.C.Gautamaraj, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The appellant is challenging the order of the learned Single Judge awarding 4% interest on the belated payment of terminal benefits, which were settled to him only after eight months of his retirement.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents fairly submitted that under similar circumstances, interest at the rate of 6% per annum was awarded for the delayed payment of terminal benefits and that the respondents are also inclined to pay the same to the appellant.
4. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the belated payment of terminal benefits to the appellant. The directions of the learned Single __________ Page 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A.No.1499 of 2024 Judge in respect of other aspects remain unaltered.
5. The writ appeal is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
(R.M.D., ACJ.) (M.S.Q., J.)
03.06.2024
Index : Yes/No
Neutral Citation : Yes/No
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To
1. The Managing Director
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited Pallavan House, P.B.No.390, Anna Salai Chennai 600 002.
2. Senior Deputy Manager (Human Resources Development) The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited Pallavan House, P.B.No.390, Anna Salai Chennai 600 002.
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