IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN V.Arumugam ... Petitioner Vs.

1.GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HANDLOOMS, HANDICRAFTS, TEXTILES AND KHADI DEPARTMENT, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI-600 009

2.THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TAMIL NAU KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, Kuralagam, CHENNAI-600 108 ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring that the action of the respondents in not paying the commuted value of pension, death cum retirement gratuity, encashment of earned leave and encashment of unearned leave on private affairs to the petitioner consequent to his retirement on 31.10.2023 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents to pay commuted value of pension, death cum retirement gratuity, encashment of earned leave and encashment of unearned leave on private affairs to the petitioner within the time frame stipulated by this Court along with interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum from the date when the terminal benefits became due till