Saturday, June 16, 2018

‘Pay pension from date of application’ 

Staff Reporter 

 
Madurai, June 16, 2018 00:00 IST


‘Disburse the amount within six weeks’

Pensionary benefits will accrue from the date of application, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while hearing a woman’s plea for pension.

Justice G. R. Swaminathan directed the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers’ Welfare Board to pay pension from the date of application and disburse the amount within six weeks. The petitioner, Gandhi from Madurai, said that she had applied for pensionary benefits under the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers’ Social Security Welfare Scheme in 2015. Her representation was accepted in 2017. However, the contention was whether the pension must be paid from the date of application or approval. The court directed the board to quantify the arrears from the date of application for payment.

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