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WP No. 11532 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30-03-2026

CORAM THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA

WP No. 11532 of 2026 and WMP.No.12577 of 2026

M. Manavalan Secretary (Retd.)

G. 2345 Jamin Endathur Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society

Residing at No.1, Transport Nagar, Sothupakkam Village,

Melmaruvathur (Post) -603 319 Cheyyur Taluk,

Chengalpattu District.

..Petitioner Vs

1. The Joint Registrar of Co-op. Societies

3rd Floor, F Block, District Collectorate Compound,

Venpakkam, Chengalpattu - 602 111.

2. The Deputy Registrar of Co-op. Societies Office of Deputy Registrar Co-op Societies,

Maduranthagam Zone, Hospital Road,

Maduranthagam -603 306 Chengalpattu District 3. The Administrator

GC245 Jamin Endathur Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society,

Jamin Endathur Village & Post Maduranthagam Taluk,

Chengalpattu District

..Respondents

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 1^st Respondent in Na.Ka. 22/2023 POPATHI dated 31.03.2023 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay the retirement benefits such as Provident Fund Rs.15,45,805 Gratuity Rs.12,89,849/- Leave Surrender Encashment Rs.4,86,755/- in addition to security deposit Rs.5000/- along with interest at 12 percent per annum from

the date of retirement of the petitioner till date of payment and pass orders.

For Petitioner: Mr.K.C.Muthulakshmi

For Respondents: Mr.S.Ravikumar Special Government Pleader (Co-op)

for R1 & R2

Ms.A.Bakkiyalakshmi Government Advocate for R3

ORDER

The above writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:

` “ To issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 1^st Respondent in Na.Ka. 22/2023 POPATHI dated 31.03.2023 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay the retirement benefits such as Provident Fund Rs.15,45,805 Gratuity Rs.12,89,849/- Leave Surrender Encashment Rs.4,86,755/- in addition to security deposit Rs.5000/- along with interest at 12 percent per annum from the date of retirement of the petitioner till

date of payment”

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2. It is the case of the petitioner that he was appointed in the 3^rd,

respondent-Society as Clerk on 01.12.1988 and had attained superannuation on 31.03.2023, after serving for a period of 34 years. While so, the first respondent had issued the impugned order on 31.03.2023, i.e., on the date of his superannuation, in and by which, the petitioner was relieved from duty without passing the retirement order. The basis on which the impugned order was passed is that there was a shortage of Rs.35,03,035/- towards collection of loan amounts from 01.04.2021 to 28.04.2023, during which period, the petitioner had served in the respondent-Society. This was refused by the petitioner and he would submit that including him, 13 members of the Society were alleged to have collected the deficit loan amount, based on which surcharge proceedings were issued to all the members including the petitioner, and that his apportionment is only Rs.44,120/-, which the petitioner has also agreed to pay. However, the respondents has not considered his request and issued the impugned order. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner had submitted his representations on 13.02.2026 and 20.02.2026. requesting to apportion his liability in the surcharge order and to pay him the retirement

benefits.

3. According to the petitioner, as per the letter of the 3rd respondent-

Society, he was entitled to the following retirement benefits :

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