This writ petition coming on for orders as to admission on this day, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. P. Kothandaraman, Advocate for the petitioner and of Mr. P. Arivudainambi, Government Advocate on behalf of the respondent pursuant to the issue of notice of motion the court made the following Order :-

The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to discharge its obligation of paying the amounts representing the service benefits of the petitioner's sister late S. Kamarvathy like pension, gratuity, provident fund, arrears of pay and other amounts to the petitioner.

2. The averments in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition are as follows :

The petitioner is the brother of late S. Kamalavathy, who was working in the office of the respondent, that he was promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and was working in Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Madras, that she was hit by a bus owned by Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (Madras to Nagercoil) on 2-12-1987 opposite to Ezhilegam Building, Chepauk, Madras and died on the spot leaving behind her one minor daughter and h