IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 9TH AUGUST 2011 / 18TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21684 of 2011(I) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.R. KARUNAKARAN, S/O. RAMAN, KALAMPURATH HOUSE, KOKKAPILLY P.O., PIN - 682 305, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (SENIOR ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30/09/2008 FROM ERNAKULAM) 2. T.R. SASIDHARAN, S/O. RAGHAVAN, THRIKKEPADICKAL HOUSE, THIRUVANIYOOR.P.O, PIN -682 308 (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/05/2006 FROM ERNAKULAM) 3. A.J. JOSEPH, ARACKAL HOUSE, MANJUMMEL.P.O, PIN - 683 501 (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED 0N 30/11/2007 FROM ALWAYE.) 4. POULOSE K. MATHEW, S/O.K.P. MATHEW, KAIPPILLIL HOUSE, M.A. COLLEGE.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM) 5. T.J. JAMESKUTTY, THENUNGAL HOUSE, PANCODE.P.O, KOLENCHERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (ASSISTAN TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/12/2008 FROM KANNUR, PENSION FROM PERUMBAVOOR.) 6. T.M. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, THODIPURAYIL HOUSE, PALLARIMANGALAM.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM - 686 671. MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM) BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) ...2/- WP(C).No. 21684 of 2011(I) -2- RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPRORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPRORATION, ERNAKULAM - 682 011. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALWAYE - 683 101. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGLAM - 686 691. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KANNUR - 670 004. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZA, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...3/- WP(C).No. 21684 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITONER. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITONER. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITONER. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITONER. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITONER. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. P.A. 23/01500/09 DATED 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.2.2011 IN WP(C) NO. 5570/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.21684 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 9th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent Corporation 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. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent Corporation 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 ::2:: W.P.(C).No.21684 Of 2011 receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C).No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation 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 respondent Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-