IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2009 / 10TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1246 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.SUJATHA, (W/O. LATE P. SASIDHARAN ASSARY, BLACKSMITH, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPT, RETD ON 31.01.2006), SUNITHA BHAVAN,PATTARA, KALLARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRNSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BAHVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI. JOHNSON P. JOHN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 1246 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 30th January, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the wife of late P. Sasidharan Assary, who retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31-1-2006. She has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the Corporation to disburse the retirement benefits due to her late husband out of turn for meeting the expenses in connection with the marriage of their daughter, which is proposed to be solemnized on 12-4-2009. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Corporation also. 3. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to disburse the DCRG and commutted value of pension due to the petitioner within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. However, I make it clear that this payment shall not be out of the ten per cent set apart for paying off the retirement benefits in accordance with the priority of the date of retirement, but shall be out of other funds of the Corporation. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.