IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23216 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KUMAR K.SANAL, (RETD.INSPECTOR, KSRTC), PRANAVAM, THURAYOOR SOUTH, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.B.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOTTARAKKARA. 4. DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (IA), KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.23216/2010-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation as an Inspector on 31/10/2007. The pension of the petitioner has been fixed as per proceedings dated 07/08/2008 and he has been ordered to be granted a monthly pension of Rs.4,975/- along with other retirement benefits. It is submitted that his pensionery benefits have not been disbursed so far. 2. The marriage of the petitioner's two daughters were conducted on 11/07/2007 and 16/05/2010 respectively. It is averred that the petitioner had to avail huge amounts from various sources including private money lenders for conducting the marriages and now, he has to repay the same. But, since the retirement benefits have not been disbursed, he is unable to meet the requirement to pay back the debts. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to the respondents to disburse the retirement benefits within a time frame. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. There will be a direction to the respondents that after conducting due enquiry in the matter with regard W.P.(C). No.23216/2010 -:2:- to the genuineness of the claim and, in the light of the fact that the marriages have already been conducted, the amounts will be disbursed to the petitioner within a period of two months from today. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms