IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Reserved on : 20.11.2025 Pronounced on : 28.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No . 30916 of 2019 N.Krishnan ... Petitioner vs

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Highways Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.

2. The Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Highways Department, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005. … Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the first respondent in Letter No.11172/HK2/2018-12 dated 10.10.2019 and to quash the same and consequently direct the first respondent to pay interest on all the belated payments of terminal benefits in the light of the orders issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of S.K.Dua Vs. State of Haryana (2008 (3) SCC

44), within a reasonable period as may be fixed by this Court and to pass orders.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Ranganathan For Respondents : Mrs.V.Yamunadevi Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Special Government Pleader for the respondent