IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2011 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13255 of 2011(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. V.S.SURENDRAN, VELANCHIRAYIL, MUHAMMA.P.O., ALAPPUZHA. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.1.2002 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 2. K.G.VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR, THOTTATHIL HOUSE, PALLIPPURAM.P.O., CHERTHALA. (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2008 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 3. K.P.CLEETUS, KALANGARA HOUSE, THYKKAL.P.O., CHERTHALA. (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.04.2007 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 4. V.B.MURALI, VADAKKUMPURATH HOUSE, KEDAMANGALAM, NORTH PARAVOOR. (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.8.2007 FROM MALA UNIT) 5. C.G.PRAKASAN, CHAMMANATTU, MAYITHARA.P.O., CHERTHALA. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.10.2007 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 6. N.NATARAJAN, POLAPARAMBIL, KALARCODU, ALAPPUZHA. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.10.2008 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 7. F.KAMALUDEEN, REDDIAR BUILDINGS, MULLACKAL, ALAPPUZHA. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.01.2009 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 8. E.T.UTHUPPU, EDATHARA HOUSE, NALUNAKKAL.P.O., VAKATHANAM, KOTTAYAM. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM CHANGANACHERRY UNIT) sts 2/- WP(C)NO.13255/2011 9. K.SASIDHARAN NAIR, VEEHIKADU HOUSE, CHAMPAKKULAM.P.O., NADUBHAGAM, ALAPPUZHA, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.06.2007 FROM CHANGANACHERRY UNIT) 10. N.U.SASI, OOLIKKARA HOUSE, MOOTHAKUNNAM.P.O., NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM. (L.D.TICKET ISSUER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.04.2006 FROM NORTH PARAVOOR UNIT) 11. K.K.MOHANAN, KANNANPARAMBIL HOUSE, CHERIYAPPILLY, KITHARAM.P.O., ERNAKULAM. (SENIOR ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.09.2007 FROM NORTH PARAVOOR UNIT) BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN SRI.PRATHEUSH.M.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALAPPUZHA. 4. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVOOR. 5. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA. 6. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY. 7. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MALA. R1 & R7 BY ADV.SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C)NO.13891 OF 2011 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)Nos. 13255,13891, 13972 & 13973 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T Common issues based on common facts involved in these writ petitions and therefore, they were heard jointly and are being disposed of by this common judgment. The 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 Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation') and its employees is the issue involved in these writ petitions. At the instance of certain similarly circumstanced retirees from the Corporation the said question was considered and this Court in Writ Appeal No. 210/10 directed the respondent to grant the benefits flowing from the said bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 to the concerned parties. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners in all these writ petitions are similarly situated to the appellants in Writ Appeal No.210/10. The learned counsel for the respondent also WPC.13255/2011 and connection. : 2 : endorsed the same. In view of the admitted position regarding the entitlement of the petitioners, I am of the view that these writ petitions can be disposed of. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement concluded on 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the above stipulated time the amount payable to the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum from 1.6.2009 Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge