IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2010 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36734 of 2010(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- U.VIJAYARAGHAVAN, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O LATE M.G.K.MENON, UDAYAM, SEKHARIPURAM POST, PALAKKAD 678010. BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHIEF OFFICE, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. R1 & R2 BY ADV.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 36734 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a former employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation for short). He retired from service on 31.3.2010. The petitioner submits that he does not own any immovable property or residential house and that with a view to purchase a small piece of land approximately 5 ½ cents in extent, he has entered into Ext.P3 agreement for sale with the owner thereof as per which he has to pay the entire sale consideration and take the sale deed in his name by 7.2.2011. The petitioner submits that upon retirement on 31.3.2010, he was paid only the amount standing to his credit in the staff welfare fund and provident fund and that DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension are due to him. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks out of turn payment of DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension in order to enable him to meet his commitment under Ext.P3 agreement. 2. Sri. V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted that the WPC No.36734/2010 2 Corporation will enquire into the genuineness of Ext.P3 after conducting an enquiry with the seller named therein and if the Corporation is satisfied that the transaction is genuine and Ext.P3 is not a document created for the purpose of obtaining out of turn payment of DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension, the Corporation will take steps to draw and disburse the DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension to the petitioner within six weeks from today. In the light of the aforesaid submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioner is a former employee of the Corporation, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Corporation to enquire into the genuineness of the claim made by the petitioner for out of turn payment of DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension and to take steps to disburse the same within six weeks from today, if the claim is found to be genuine. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.36734/2010 3 WPC No.36734/2010 4