IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2011 / 25TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22132 of 2011(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. P.K.MADHAVAN,AGED 65 YEARS, PULIKKAMADATHIL,MADAKKATHANAM,MOOVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,(INSPECTOR,MUVATTUPUZHA,DATE OF RETIREMENT 31.05.2001). 2. P.R.SASIDHARAN NAIR,PONAYIL HOUSE, THRIKARIYOOR.P.O,EAST VAZHAPPILLY,MUVATTUPUZHA, (ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,DATE OF RETIREMENT 31.5.1999). 3. K.C.ABRAHAM,KANDANAMATTATHIL,MEKKADAMPU. P.O,RAKKAD,MUVATTUPUZHA,(DATE OF RETIREMENT 31.1.2001.) 4. K.G.KRISHNAN,KOOTTUNGAL HOUSE, MADAKKATHANAM,THODUPUZHA,(DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,DATE OF RETIREMENT 31.10.2001) 5. C.B.PURUSHOTHAMAN,SAWBHAGYAM,5/195, PALAKKAL,PARALAM.P.O,THRISSUR(DATE OF RETIREMENT 30-4-2002) 6. K.SASIKUMAR,KOOVAPPILLIL HOUSE, MUTHOLAPURAM.P.O,ERNAKULAM,(DATE OF RETIREMENT 31.5.2007) BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT POST OFFICE,TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695 023. 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.22132/2011 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT POST OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT POST OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA-686 601. BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.22132/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONERS. P3 COPY OF THE FREE PASS OF THE 3RD PETITIONER CONTAINING HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT. P4 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE FREE PASS OF THE 5TH PETITIONERS WHICH CONTAINS HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT. P6 COPY OF THE FREE PASS OF THE 6TH PETITIONER WHICH CONTAINS HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT. P7 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 5/9/2008 WRIT APPEAL NO.1851/2008 P8 COPY OF THE ORDER IN SPECIAL LEAVE APPEAL(CIVIL) NOS.27713/2008 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. P9 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO.9615/2011 DATED 28/03/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 22132 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay and pension based on the 1997 pay revision to the petitioners with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated -2- W.P.(C).No.22132/2011 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated -3- W.P.(C).No.22132/2011 time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.