MADURAI: The Madras high court Madurai bench on Friday passed an order directing the state-run Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to provide retirement benefits to its retired employees in 12 instalments. The division bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul passed the order on the writ appeals filed by 76 retired employees.
When the cases came up for hearing on Friday, the additional advocate general said the corporation is ready to disburse the benefits in 12 instalments.
Accepting it, the bench ordered the corporation to give the amount at the rate of 6% and said the instalment should commence from July onwards. The bench also said if there is any violation in the instalment, the corporation should give the amount at 18% interest rate.
It may be recalled that when the appeals came up for hearing on Thursday, the court came down heavily on the transport corporation and sought the government side to get instructions from the government regarding the disbursal of benefits.
Accordingly, it was done when the case came up for further hearing on Friday.
The appellants retired from service between 2012 and 2014. However, they were not provided retirement benefits and hence they filed petitions before the court bench praying its intervention in getting benefits. The single judge who had heard the matter passed an order on December 18, 2014 directing the transport corporations to disburse retirement benefits of the appellants at 6% interest in accordance with seniority.
Aggrieved over it, they filed appeals. When the appeals came up for hearing before the division bench headed by the CJ, the appellants' side said that the single judge should have directed the corporation to settle the terminal benefits within the timeframe. tnn
On Thursday, the court came down heavily on the department and sought the government side to get instructions from the government regarding the disbursal of benefits.
When the cases came up for hearing on Friday, the additional advocate general said the corporation is ready to disburse the benefits in 12 instalments.
Accepting it, the bench ordered the corporation to give the amount at the rate of 6% and said the instalment should commence from July onwards. The bench also said if there is any violation in the instalment, the corporation should give the amount at 18% interest rate.
It may be recalled that when the appeals came up for hearing on Thursday, the court came down heavily on the transport corporation and sought the government side to get instructions from the government regarding the disbursal of benefits.
Accordingly, it was done when the case came up for further hearing on Friday.
The appellants retired from service between 2012 and 2014. However, they were not provided retirement benefits and hence they filed petitions before the court bench praying its intervention in getting benefits. The single judge who had heard the matter passed an order on December 18, 2014 directing the transport corporations to disburse retirement benefits of the appellants at 6% interest in accordance with seniority.
Aggrieved over it, they filed appeals. When the appeals came up for hearing before the division bench headed by the CJ, the appellants' side said that the single judge should have directed the corporation to settle the terminal benefits within the timeframe. tnn
On Thursday, the court came down heavily on the department and sought the government side to get instructions from the government regarding the disbursal of benefits.
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