IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2007 / 15TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 585 of 2007(T) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.VIJAYAN, S/O.KUMARAN, (D.T.O.RETIRED-K.S.R.T.C KANNUR), `PANJAJANNIAM', CHOKLI P.O., KANNUR. 2. K.K.RAJAN, (DRIVER-RETIRED K.S.R.T.C. KANNUR), KARTHIKA, NEAR SREE KRISHNA TEMPLE, CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR. 3. P.P.VASUDEVAN, (INSPECTOR-RETIRED K.S.R.T.C. KANNUR), SREEJITH SADAN, PATHAYAKUNNU, KANNUR. 4. C.DAMODARAN, (S.M.-RETIRED-KSRTC KANNUR), ATHIRA, MOOZHIKKARA P.O., KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 585 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this 5th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Having regard to the grounds raised and the submissions made by Sri.P.P.Soman Nair, learned counsel for the petitioners and those of K.Prabhakaran, the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC, this writ petition will stand disposed of in the following terms: All the amounts due to the petitioners by way of statutory interest on the Provident Fund closure amount of the petitioners already paid to them till the date of actual payment of the amount will be released to the petitioners within two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge dpk