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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
S. A. Antony – Appellant
Versus
Secretary to Government, Handloom, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadhi Department – Respondent
ORDER :
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to pay compound interest @ 12% per annum for the belated payment of retirement benefits namely DCRG and commutation of pension and encashment of earned leave due to the petitioner.
2. The petitioner holding the post of Deputy Director of Sericulture and retired from service on 30.06.2009 and the order passed in G.O.Ms.No.70, Handloom, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadhi Department, dated 30.06.2009, states that the petitioner was permitted to retire from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.06.2009 A.N., without prejudice to the departmental disciplinary proceedings pending against him.
3. It is not in dispute that the departmental disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the writ petitioner, while he was in service on the date of retirement. The said departmental disciplinary proceedings were pending against the writ petitioner and consequently, he was allowed to retire from service without prejudice to the departmental disciplinary proceedings.
4. The petitioner in the year 2014 filed WP No.19520 of 2014 and this Court passed final orders on 12.08.2014, directing the r
The entitlement to interest for belated settlement of terminal benefits is applicable only in cases of administrative delay, not when the delay is due to the pendency of departmental disciplinary pro....
Government employees are entitled to receive timely retirement benefits and can claim interest on delayed payments due to administrative failure.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that under Rule 45A of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978, a retired person is entitled to belated payment interest on all terminal benefits, inclu....
An employee found innocent of allegations and prejudiced by the actions of the employer is entitled to interest on delayed pensionary benefits, in line with settled legal principles.
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