IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2007 / 22ND PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1425 of 2007(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JAMES SCARIA, SPECIAL ASSISTANT (RETD.) KSRTC, KOTTAYAM. 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 AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM. BY SC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 1425 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this 12th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Sri.K.Prabhakaran, the learned Standing counsel takes notice for the respondents. 2. Heard both sides. Having considered the grounds raised and the submissions made before me, this writ petition will stand disposed of with the following directions: i). The respondents will release all the amounts due to the petitioner on account of his Provident Fund Closure together with statutory interest till the date of payment within a period of two months of their receiving a copy of this judgment. ii). The petitioner has a further grievance that terminal Leave Surrender benefits has not been paid earlier. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 representation in that regard. The Managing Director of the respondent Corporation will take up Ext.P2, consider the same in the light of the grounds raised and take a correct and just decision on Ext.P2 at his earliest and at any rate within two months of his receiving a copy of this WPC No.1425/2007 2 judgment together with a copy of this writ petition. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge dpk