JUDGMENT :

(Common Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to pay the petitioner interest at the rate of 18% per annum, for the period of delay from 01.06.19 to 24.01.21 and 01.05.19 to 24.01.21 and 01.06.19 to 24.01.21 in paying the amounts paid towards the terminal benefits of the petitioner namely EPF Employee’s Contribution, Gratuity and Encashment of Earned/Sick Leave within a time frame as may be fixed by this Court and without affecting his right to claim balance amounts to wards those benefits.)

1. With the consent of both parties, these Writ Petitions were taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. The petitioners herein, who retired from the services of the Respondent Corporation on reaching the age of superannuation, have come up with the above Writ Petitions, seeking a direction to the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 18% per annum for the period of delay from 01.06.19 to 24.01.21 and 01.05.19 to 24.01.21 and 01.06.19 to 24.01.21 in paying the amounts paid towards the terminal benefits of the petitioners namely EPF Employee’s Contribution,