IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 4TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25468 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------- 1. E.M.MAJEED, S/O E.K. MOHAMMED ALI, EDAMATTATH HOUSE, MEVELLOOR P.O., PIN - 686 609, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2008 FROM ERNAKULAM). 2. C.THANKAPPAN, S/O CHOTHI, PARACKAL HOUSE, VALAYANCHIRANGARA P.O., PIN - 683 556 (PEON, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA). 3. K.G.RAJU, S/O JANARDANAN, CHELATTU HOUSE, KOYIPPURAM, MUHAMMA P.O., (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.9.2008 FROM ALAPPUZH). 4. P.UGRANATH, PATHINALUCHIRAYIL, MUHAMMA P.O., CHERTHALA, (CONDUCTOR, KERLA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.10.2007 FROM CHERTHALA). 5. K.J.MICHAEL, S/O JUSA, KUNNILPARAMBIL HOUSE, PANANGAD P.O., PIN - 682 506, (CHARGEMAN, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2008 FROM REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALWAYE). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA - 14 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALAPPUZHA - 08 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA - 11 5. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALWAYE - 36 FOR R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: BKA WP(C).No. 25468 of 2011(G) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P5: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.P.A.23/001500/09 DATED 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXHIBIT-P7: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 9.8.2011 IN W.P.(C) NO.21684/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE BKA HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.25468 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). This writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of pension to the petitioners from 4/2009 upto the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales. 2. 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 Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed on 28.11.2008 to the petitioners. expeditiously, at any -2- W.P.(C).No.25468/2011 rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C). No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners, expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondent-Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. Sd/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.