IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).NO. 1968 OF 2011(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- M. RAVEENDRAN, R.G. VILLA, PAROTTUKONAM, NALANCHIRA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 31.03.2010 FROM VIKAS BHAVAN DEPOT.) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 023. BY ADV. MR.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 1968 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is a retiree from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation') filed this writ petition seeking for an out of turn disbursement of the DCRG and commuted value of pension. He retired from its service on 31.3.2010. Disbursement of retiral benefits such as DCRG and commuted value of pension to the retirees from the Corporation are being governed by the directions issued by this Court in Writ Appeal No.289/2001. A deviation from the said direction is permissible only in exceptional circumstances. To show the existence of such an exceptional circumstance, warranting an out of turn disbursement of the aforesaid retiral benefits, the petitioner has produced Ext.P3 series. Ext.P3 series would reveal that for the purpose of obtaining admission for his son in Marine Engineering Course he had to pay an amount of ` 2,84,430/-. It is submitted that he had arranged the said amount by borrowing it from kith and kins and all the creditors are now WPC.No.1968/2011 : 2 : pressuring him to repay the amount. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed. In view of the said circumstances, I am of the view that the competent authority from among the respondent shall conduct an enquiry into the genuineness of the claims and contentions made by the petitioner for the purpose of getting an out of turn disbursement of the DCRG. In case of such enquiry, it is revealed that the claim put forth by the petitioner is found genuine, the DCRG and commuted value of pension shall be sanctioned and disbursed to the petitioner within a period of two months. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge