IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37009 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.NARAYANAN, SARITHA BHAVAN IMALY, OMALLOOR PO., PATHANAMTHITTA BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. ADV.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.37009 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 27th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a mechanic in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. While he was in service, disciplinary action was taken against him on the ground of unauthorised absence from duty, which ended in award of punishment of removal from service with effect from 25.9.1999. In appeal the appellate authority took a lenient view and permitted the petitioner to retire from service on his normal date of retirement, ie., 31.5.2001. The petitioner's contention is that in spite of the order of the appellate authority, the petitioner has not yet been paid his retirement benefits, although as per the priority of the date of retirement his turn has already arisen, persons who retired upto to May, 2005 having already been paid their retirement benefits. He, therefore, seeks the following relief: “(i) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction directing the respondent to disburse the pension, arrears of pension, DCRG and commuted value of pension due to the petitioner.” 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation also. 3. After hearing both sides I am satisfied that the petitioner has become entitled to disbursement of his retirement benefits in so far as his date of retirement was 31.5.2001 and the KSRTC has w.p.c.37009/08 2 already disbursed retirement benefits to those employees who have retired up to 2005. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to disburse all retirement benefits due to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge