IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 9TH AUGUST 2011 / 18TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21611 of 2011(B) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. P.BHASKARAN NAIR, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY DEPOT.,RETD. ON 30.11.99), NANDANAM, V.P.15/135A, KUNDAMANBHAGAM, PEYAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. U.GODWIN JENNIS, (SENIOR ASSISTANT, KSRTC, PARASSALA DEPOT., RETD. ON 31.10.2003), SANTHI, CHERUVARAKONAM, PARASSALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. C.PARASURAMAN, (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, POOVAR DEPOT., RETD. ON 29.2.2004), BHAVANALAYAM, PERINGAMMALA, KALLIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. K.SUKUMARAN NAIR, (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT.,RETD. ON 31.3.2010), POYYOORKONATHU VEEDU, AZHAKAM, KANDALA P.O., (VIA)KOOVALASSERI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 512. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KARUVATHAZHA, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 21611/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER, DATED NIL. P2: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER, DATED NIL. P3: COPY OF ISSUED PENSION PAYMENT ORDER TO THE 3RD PETITIONER DATED NIL. P4: COPY OF FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER, DATED NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.21611 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 9th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that, similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the ::2:: W.P.(C).No.21611 Of 2011 directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-