IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 14410 of 2005(M) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. M.KRISHNANKUTTY, KAITHAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, KUNNAMANGALAM P.O.,KOZHIKODE 2. C. SHANMUGHAN, SREERAGHAM, CHEVAYUR P.O., KOZHIKODE. 3. N.NARAYANAN, NAMBOODIRIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUTHIRAVATTOM,KOZHIKODE. 4. N. NARAYANAN NAMBEESAN, SREE HARI, K.V. COLONY, CROSS ROAD P.O., ERANJIPALAM, KOZHIKODE. 5. K. SEKHARAN, KUNNATH HOUSE, KUNNAMANGALAM, KOZHIKODE. 6. M.BALAKRISHNAN, MANANTHRAVIL HOUSE, MALAPARAMBA P.O., KOZHIKODE. 7. P.P. BHASKARAN, THERUKANDATH HOUSE, KIZHAKKUMURI P.O., KAKKODI VIA., KOZHIKODE. 8. M.A. KRISHNAN, "DWARAKA", MELEADUVEETTIL HOUSE, KANNINKARA P.O., CHELAMMURI VIA., KOZHIKODE. 9. V.K. GANGADHARAN, "DHANYA" HOUSE, THARUPPAYI THAZHAM, PERUMANNA P.O., KOZHIKODE. 10. O. RAVEENDRAN, CHENGOT HOUSE (PADMASREE), KUNNAMANGALAM P.O., KOZHIKODE. 11. M. MOYINKUTTY, KAMBRATH MAMMEL HOUSE, KARANTHURI P.O., KUNNAMANGALAM. W.P.(C) NO.14410/2005 12. N.V. DAMODARAN, VYSHALI HOUSE, KURIAVANGAD P.O., KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE. 13. P. APPU, PUTHEYOTH HOUSE, KORANTHURI P.O., KUNNAMANGALAM, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.M.P.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, PROVIDENT FUND SECTION, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R1 TO 4 SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST. S.G. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.14410/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 20.7.04 IN WPC. 21335/04. P2:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 16.8.04 IN WPC. 24163/04. P3:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS DT. 4.4.05. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.14410 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to sanction and disburse interest at the statutory rates on the provident fund accumulation of the petitioners from their respective dates of retirements till the respective dates of payment.” In case the petitioners have not been disbursed the statutory interest on the provident fund the same shall be disbursed to them within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.14410 of 2005 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th October, 2008