BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 12.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.824 of 2026 V.Sundarapandian ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Principal Accountant General, Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

2. The District Educational Officer (Secondary), District Educational Office, Madurai.

3. The District Educational Officer, Usilampatti, Madurai.

4. The Headmaster, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Elumalai, Madurai. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate steps to immediately disburse the death-cum-retirement Gratuity (DCRG), monthly pension with full arrears and all other monetary benefits payable to the petitioner with interest from the date of retirement in furtherance to the communication of 4^th respondent in Na.Ka.No.92/2025 dated 29.08.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Vimal Pandian for Mr.M.Prabhakaran For R1 : Mr.P.Gunasekaran, Standing Counsel For R2 to R4 : Mr.M.Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner is a disabled person. He served as a Record Clerk in the 4^th respondent School and he voluntarily retired from service in the year 2013. The petitioner, with a grievance that the retirement benefits have not been settled to him, has approached this Court.

2. The petitioner claims that after retirement, he was suffering with several ailments and his wife had also filed a suit before the District Munsif Court in O.S.No.379 of 2014 as against the respondents seeking disbursement of retirement benefits. The suit was settled in the Lok Adalat and a decree has also been passed in the Lok Adalat. Even thereafter, his retirement benefits have not been granted. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court.

3. Mr.P.Gunasekaran, learned Standing Counsel, takes notice for the first respondent. Mr.M.Sarangan, learned Additional Government Pleader, takes notice for the respondents 2 to 4.

4. The learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioner borrowed several loans and absconded. Therefore, he was not available for receiving the amount. The DCRG amount and other amounts have already been sanctioned to the petitioner on 24.06.2014. However, the petitioner has not claimed the same and therefore, it has been lapsed.

5. This Court considered the rival submissions made.

6. Admittedly, the petitioner was allowed to retire from service in the year 2013 and therefore, he is eligible for the retirement benefits. Though the retirement benefits have already been sanctioned to the petitioner on 24.06.2014, he has not claimed the same. The petitioner claims that he is a disabled person and he was suffering with several ailments, therefore, he was not in a position to follow up the same. The petitioner's wife has also filed a suit before the District Munsif Court, Madurai, in O.S.No.379 of 2014 as against the respondents seeking disbursement of retirement benefits and a decree has also been passed in the Lok Adalat.

7. In view of the same, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 4^th respondent to re-submit the pension proposal once again with the 1^st respondent through the 3^rd respondent, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The 3^rd respondent is also expected to forward the same without any further delay. The 1^st respondent shall take a call and re-validate the pension proposal already sanctioned to the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from thereon. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks. No costs.

12.01.2026 ogy Index : Yes / No. Internet : Yes / No. NCC : Yes / No.

To

1. The Principal Accountant General, Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

2. The District Educational Officer (Secondary), District Educational Office, Madurai.

3. The District Educational Officer, Usilampatt