IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24588 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. C.M.THOMAS,CHANNAPARAMBIL, THUMPOLY, ALAPPUZHA, (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.12.2000 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT. 2. T.N.SUKUMARA PANICKER, S/O.VELAYUDHAN PILLAI, REVATHY BHAVAN, MUHAMMA PO, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30.06.2003 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT. 3. K.N.MADHAVAN NAMPOOTHIRI KALLAMPALLIL ILLOM, KARAKKAL PO, THIRUVALLA. INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30.11.2003 FROM VAIKOM UNIT. 4. K.SHEELA DEVI, CHAVADIPARAMBIL VAZHICHERRY WARD, ALAPPUZHA FAIR COPY SUPERINTENDENT KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.8.2005 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT. 5. B.CHANDRIKA, KADAVIL PARAMBU VALLIIYAKULAM WARD, ALAPPUZHA SWEEPER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.7.2006 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT. 6. M.ABOOBAKER KUTTY MANTHALASSERIL HOUSE, PANOOR, PALLANA,ALAPPUZHA SUPERINTENDENT,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.7.2006 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT. 7. R.MANOHARAN, KOCHUTHARAYIL, S.L.PURAM PO, ALAPPUZHA, CONDUCTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT. (cntd.....2) WP(C).No. 24588 of 2011(W) ::2:: 8. M.V.ISSAC, S/O.VARGHESE MARUNGODIL HOUSE, CHANGANACHERRY , STATION MASTER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.2003 FROM ERATTUPETTA PENSION FROM CHANGANACHERRY. 9. P.N.REGUNATHA PISHARADY KURUMAGAZHUPPIL PISHARAM, PARAKKADAVU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, SUPERINTENDENT KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011 FROM ALAPUZHA ANKAMALY. BY ADV. MR.K.K.MANGALANANDAN MR.PRATHEUSH.M.ANAND RESPONDENT: --------------- THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. ADV.MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 24588 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PAS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: PENSION PAS ISSUED BY THE RESONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. EXT.P10: JUDGMENT DTD. 7.7.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.18379/2011 PASSED BY THIS COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL ..... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.24588 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 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.24588 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/-