IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 14TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3565 of 2011(U) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. V.SUKUMARA KURUP, LAKSHMI BHAVAN, PILAPUZHA SOUTH, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, K.S.R.T.C. HARIPPAD DEPOT- RETIRED ON 31/8/2005). 2. G.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, NALLASSERI HOUSE, RAMAPURAM, KEERICAUD PO, KARTHIGAPPALLY, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, K.S.R.T.C. HARIPPAD DEPOT- RETIRED ON 30/06/2004). 3. K.GANGA PRASAD, EDAKKATTU PUTHEN VEEDU, PERAYAM, MULAVANA PO, KOLLAM. (ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C. CHIEF OFFICE- RETIRED ON 28/02/2006). 4. C.K.CHANDRA PRAKASH, KAREEPUZHACHERRY, KAVANAD PO, KOLLAM. ERNAKULAM. (INSPECTOR, K.S.R.T.C.. CHIEF OFFICE- RETIRED ON 31.10.2006). 5. A.AUGUSTIN, JITH BHAVAN, PADAPPAKKARA PO MULAVANA, KOLLAM. NORTH PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, K.S.R.T.C. KOLLAM DEPOT-RETIRED ON 31.1.2005). 6. P.K.GIRIJAMONEY, PAREPARAMBIL, PAKKIL PO, NATTAKOM, PALLAM, KOTTAYAM. (SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT K.S.R.T.C. KOTTAYAM- RETIRED ON 31.3.2007). BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N WP(C).No. 3565 of 2011(U) ------------------------- ----------------- RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., HARIPAD DEPOT.690514 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C. KOTTAYAM DEPOT.686001 BY ADV. SRI.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO.3597/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)Nos.3565 & 3597 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 3rd February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners in these writ petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. They retired from its service on diverse dates. These writ petitions have been filed mainly seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to disburse the revised pension benefits with effect from 1.4.2009 based on the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008. As per the said agreement entered into between the Corporation and its employees pensionary benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. In fact, the claim of the petitioners is for revised pensionary benefits with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the aforesaid settlement. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. Relying on Ext.P4 judgment of the Division Bench in W.A.No.210 of 2010 claims of similarly situated persons have been considered by this Court in W.P.(C)No.31684 of 2010 and the aforesaid WP(C).Nos.3565 & 3597/2011 2 benefits were directed to be disbursed to them as per Ext.P5 judgment. The contention of the petitioners is that they are also entitled to the same reliefs in view of the aforesaid judgments. The learned standing counsel for the respondents also endorsed the same. In view of the said indisputable position obtained in this case, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement concluded on 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that in the event of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners, the arrears of pension payable to the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.4.2009. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // True copy // P.S. to Judge