IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31385 of 2009(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. A.C.VARGHESE, SUPERINTENDENT(RETD ON 31-05-2008) K.S.R.T.C. PALA ERATTAKALAYIL HOUSE ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM. 2. A.G.SIVASANKARA PANICKER SENIOR ASSISTANT(RETD. ON 30-11-07) K.S.R.T.C. PALA VYSHAK ALAPPATU KIDANGOOR KOTTAYAM. 3. K.VASUDEVAN INSPECTOR (RETD ON 30-9-2008) K.S.R.T.C. PALA KOCHUPALAKAL HOUSE KARIMKUNNAM, THODUPUZHA. 4. K.A.SYRIAC INSPECTOR (RETD ON 30-9-07) KSRTC PALA KASHUNNUKATHIL CHAITHANYABHAVAN KIDANGOOR KOTTAYAM. 5. N.RAVIKUMAR, STENOGRAPHER (RETD. 31 12 2008) KSRTC PALA, EDATHILPARAMBIL HOUSE, KALLARA SOUTH.P.O. KOTTAYAM. 6. THOMAS JOSEPH, SUPERENDENT (RETD. 30-4-07) KSRTC ERATTUPETTA THEKKEDATHU HOUSE, ARPOOKARA EAST.P.O. KOTTAYAM BY ADV.MR.P.P.SOMAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTD BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADIVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. W.P.(C) NO.31385/2009 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNT OFFICER (PENSION) K.S.R.T.C., TRANPOSRT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, PALA. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANPOSRT OFFICER ERATTUPETTA. BY MR.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31385 OF 2009 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioners, who retire from K.S.R.T.C., state that they are entitled to revised pension in terms of wage revision agreement dated 28.11.2008. The claim of the petitioners has to be considered by the competent authority in the K.S.R.T.C. and orders issued in accordance with law. The Managing Director of the 1st respondent will therefore, take up any request of the petitioners and issue orders within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of such request and a copy of this judgment, whichever is earlier and if found that the petitioners are entitled to due by their revised pension, the arrears will be released within a period of two months therefrom. All issues on merits are left open. The Writ Petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge ps