IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20314 of 2011(L) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. C.C.CHANDRAN,CHANDANAPURAM HOUSE, NAGARIPURAM,MANNUR,PALAKKAD-678 642.(ASST.SERGEANT- RETIRED,CHITTUR,D/R 30.06.2005). 2. N.NATARAJAN,VADAKKOOTTIL,VILAYODI, CHITTUR,PALAKKAD-678 103,(INSPECTOR-RETIRED, CHITTUR,D/R 30.09.2002). 3. K.CHANDRABOSE,JAGATHI NIVAS,NEDUNGODE, CHITTUR PALAKKAD-678101.(CONDUCTOR-RETIRED, CHITTUR,D/R 31.07.1999). 4. T.K.CHERIAN,THACHARA HOUSE,C.NAGAR, THATHAMANGALAM,PALAKKAD-678 102,(DIST.TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETIRED,MALAPPURAM,D/R 31.05.2000,PENSION FROM CHITTUR,SALARY CARDS AT PALAKKAD) 5. A.BALACHANDRAN,PILAPPALLY HOUSE, VEERKOLI POST OFFICE,CHITTUR PALAKKAD-678552, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR-RETIRED,PALAKKAD,D/R 31.05.2005) 6. V.ARUMUGHAN,THUMBIDI HOUSE,KARIMKULAM, ELAVANCHERRY POST OFFICE,PALAKKAD-678 508. (DRIVER-RETIRED,CHITTUR,D/R 31.05.2006). 7. N.KRISHNAMANI,MARUTHALAPARAMB HOUSE, PERUVEMBU,PALAKKAD-678 531.(CHARGEMAN-RETIRED, CHITTUR,D/R 31.12.2006) 8. C.AZEEZ,FLAT NO.2,24/53,DEVI NAGAR, THATHAMANGALAM,PALAKKAD-678102,(CHARGEMAN-RETIRED, CHITTUR,D/R 31.05.2004) Kss ..2/- ..2.... WPC.NO.20314/2011 L 9. B.SIVADAS,PULINIRAKODE,PERUVEMBU, PALAKKAD-678 531.(STATION MASTER-RETIRED,CHITTUR, D/R 30.06.2008) 10. K.SOMAN,'BABY NIVAS'NEAR L.P.SCHOOL, NATTUKAL POST OFFICE,CHITTUR,PALAKKAD-678 554. (CHARGEMAN-RETIRED,CHITTUR,D/R 31.08.2000) 11. N.SREEKUMARAN NAIR,'ANANDA BHAVAN', NEAR S.M.H.S,THATHAMANGALAM,PALAKKAD-678 102. (MECHANIC-RETIRED,CHITTUR D/R 31.01.20007) BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023. 3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,CHITTUR-678 101. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHITTUR - 678 101. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.20314/2011 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01833 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01812 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01845 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.03171 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.06867 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.03199 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.03208 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.03188 ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01829 ISSUED TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. P10: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.03172 ISSUED TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. P11: COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01880 ISSUED TO THE 11TH PETITIONER. P12: COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 05/09/2008 IN WRIT APPEAL NO.1851/2008. P13: COPY OF ORDER IN SPECIAL LEAVE APPEAL (CIVIL) NOS.27713/2008 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. P14: COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 28/03/2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO.9615/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.20314 of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T 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 respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision 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. 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 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 arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 W.P.(C) No. 20314 of 2011 2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the 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 respondent to sanction and disburse 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 time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. al.