IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2008 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 35611 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- MURALEEDHARA PANICKER, RETIRED INSPECTOR, GRADE I, 'SAI MYTHIR', M.O.WARD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.A.KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRASNPORT CORPORATION, HARIPAD. SC KSRTC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P (C)No. 35611 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner who is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has preferred this writ petition praying for issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus to the Corporation to take immediate action on Ext.P1 representation and to disburse the comutted value of pension and Welfare Fund arrears to him. It is contended by the petitioner that he had incurred heavy expenditure for the conduct of his daughter's wedding and it was prior to the wedding that he had approached the Corporation. But no action had been taken by the Corporation to disburse the amount. 2. It is true that thousands of retired employees of the Corporation are waiting in the queue to get their retiral benefits. The Corporation has been permitted by a Division Bench of this Court to release the retiral benefits in accordance with seniority. Petitioner had retired only in November 2007. Several others who had retired prior to him are still waiting in the queue. In that view of the matter, petitioner cannot be allowed to break the queue. Anyhow, learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits that Welfare Fund dues payable to the petitioner will be released to him without any delay. 3. In the above fact and circumstances the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to release the Welfare Fund dues to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. WP.35611/2008. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he had made a claim before the Corporation praying for grant of compensation in connection with the injuries sustained by him in an accident. Since such a prayer is not incorporated in the writ petition, it will be open to the petitioner to approach the Corporation through an appropriate claim petition, if the regulations permit him to do so. A.K. Basheer Judge. an.