IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20326 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.RAJAN,S/O.P.KARUNAKARAN,PALLIPPURATHU VEEDU,PATTATHANAM,KADAPPAKADA.P.O,KOLLAM (CONDUCTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION CHATHANNOOR DEPOT,RETIRED ON 31-5-05) 2. C.M.MOHANAN PILLAI,KOICKAL HOUSE, MULAKUZHA.P.O,CHENGANNUR,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,CHENGANNUR DEPOT RETIRED ON 30-11-07) 3. G.SUJATHAN,SHALOM,PANAVILA,PARASUVAIKAL. P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,(SELECTION GRADE CLERK,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PARASSALA DEPOT-RETIRED ON 31-08-2005) 4. R.ASOKA KUMAR,SNAKARA BUILDING, TC 77/2792,PETTAH.P.O,CHACKAI,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (ELECTRICIAN,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY DEPOT-RETIRED ON 30-4-2005) 5. N.SUBHASH,KRISHNA VILASAM,NENMANI, MANTROTHURUTHU,KOLLAM,(VEHICLE SUPERVISOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,KARUNAGAPPALLY DEPOT-RETIRED ON 31-5-2007). BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. tss W.P.(C) NO.20326/2011 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 023. 3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER(PENSION),KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,CHENGANNUR.689 121. 5. THE ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,KARUNAGAPPALLY.691 001. 6. THE ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,CHATHANNUR.691 003. 7. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY. 695 023. 8. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,PARASSALA.691 002. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.20326/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1(a):- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE IST PETITIONER. P1(b):- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. P1(c):- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 3RD PETITIONER. P1(d):- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. P1(e):- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF the 5TH PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER PA. 23/001500/2009 DTD. 2.3.2009. P3:- COPY OF THE PAGES 3,4,7 & 21 OF PAY REVISION AGREEMENT DTD. 28.11.08. P4:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 25.2.010 IN WA. NO.210/10 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20326 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from W.P.(C ) No. 20326 of 2011 2 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al