JUDGMENT :

M.R. SHAH, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 26.10.2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Writ Appeal No. 704 of 2020 by which the High Court has disposed of the said appeal without granting any relief which was claimed, the original appellant has preferred the present appeal.

2. That the appellant herein is a retired Associate Professor of Chemistry. He retired from the respondent No. 1-C.B.M. College, Coimbatore w.e.f. 30.06.2011. That the institution in which he was serving is an aided college. There was a delay in paying the retirement/ pensionary benefits, which was not paid despite various correspondences and the representations. Ultimately, the appellant was constrained to file the writ petition before the High Court by way of Writ Petition No. 3224 of 2013. At the time of hearing of the aforesaid writ petition, it was submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition the entire terminal benefits have been settled. Therefore, the only issue remained was in respect of the interest on the delayed payment of pensionary benefits. Therefore, it was requested on behalf of the appellant before the lea