IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2011 / 29TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 28009 of 2011(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.R.SADANANDAN, S/O.K.G.RAGHAVAN, KADAMANKUNNIL HOUSE, VAKAYAR P.O, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2008 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT). RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATHANAMTHITTA - 683 601. R1 TO R3 BY SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.28009/2011-A: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT.12.9.2011. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT.26.8.2011 IN W.P.(C). NO.23223/2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28009 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of October 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the admissible amount of leave salary arrears due to the petitioner forthwith. 3. Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. He retired from service on 31.3.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is legally entitled to get his leave salary arrears immediately on retirement; but the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. This Court had occasion to consider and pass orders on W.P.C 34325/2010 and connected cases filed by retired employees of the Corporation. W.P.(C) No.28009/2011 2 4. The relief sought for in these cases were allowed and this Court issued direction to the Corporation to disburse leave salary arrears and the amount due under Staff Welfare Fund. 5. In the above said circumstances and following the above said decision there will be a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse the leave salary arrears due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al