IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2010 / 12TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24253 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.CHANDRIKA DEVI, (SENIOR ASSISTANT, KSRTC, ATTINGAL DIPPO, RETIRED ON 31.3.2010) KUNNUMPURATHU VEEDU, ANAKUDY P.O., VAMANAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.24253/2010-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired as Senior Assistant from the Attingal Depot of the respondent-Corporation on 31/03/2010. It is submitted that she had availed loan from the Vamanapuram Service Co-operative Bank and due to default in repayment of the dues, the bank initiated recovery proceedings. A true copy of the notice issued by the Bank is produced as Ext.P2. She had also availed loan from the Kerala State Financial Enterprises, Thampanoor Evening Branch and due to non repayment of the dues, K.S.F.E has also initiated recovery steps as per Ext.P3. It is further submitted that she has no other means to repay the entire loan amount and she had also approached the respondent several times in this matter. But having received no positive response, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to the respondent to disburse the pensionery benefits including D.C.R.G., Commuted Value of Pension and terminal leave surrender on an out of turn basis. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. W.P.(C). No.24253/2010 -:2:- 3. The directions issued by this Court in W.A.No.289/2001 permits modification of the criteria to disburse the amounts on the basis of the date of retirement, if otherwise ordered by this Court. Therefore, in genuine cases, this Court can direct them to disburse the amount. There will be a direction to the respondent to conduct due enquiry in the matter and disburse the benefits within a period of two months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE