IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 25914 of 2011(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------------- 1. A.RAMACHANDRAN ANNAMALA HOUSE, PAPPINISSERY P.O,KANNUR, (CHARGEMAN, KANNUR UNIT RETIRED ON 31.07.2001) 2. K.VIJAYAN, KOLAPRATH HOUSE, KALLIASSERY P.O KANNUR DISTRICT (CHARGEMAN, KANNUR UNIT RETIRED ON 30.06.2002) 3. P.RAMAKRISHNAN, KARTHIKA HOUSE, KANDANKALY P.O, KANNUR, (CHARGEMAN, PAYYANNUR UNIT, RETIRED ON 31.07.2003) 4. K.P KRISHNA DAS, THARIYILNILAM PARMBA HOUSE, WEST HILL P.O, KOZHIKKODE. (DRIVER, KANNUR UNIT, RETIRED ON 31.05.2007) 5. I.S RAJAN, NEAR CSI CHURCH, MADAI P.O, KANNUR, (STATION MASTER, PAYYANNUR UNIT RETIRED ON 30.11.2005) 6. V.T.JACOB, VILAKRIYAN HOUSE, MATTOOL NORTH P.O,KANNUR, (STATION MASTER, KANNUR UNIT, RETIRED ON 30.11.2005) 7. K. GANGADHARAN, SHIVA NIVAS, PONNAD P.O,KANNUR, (MECHANIC, KANNUR UNIT, RETIRED ON 31.10.2007) W.P.(C).NO.25914/2011-L: 8. P.VASLARAJAN, REMISHA NIVAS, KOODALI P.O,KANNUR, (INSPECTOR,KANNUR DEPOT RETIRED ON 31.03.2011) 9. K.E. GOVINDAN, SUBHAGA HOUSE, PORORA P.O,KANNUR, (CONDUCTOR, KANNUR DEPOT,RETIRED ON 31.07.1999) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,S.C,K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.25914/2011-L: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT P1- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE IST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P3- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P4- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P6- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P7- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P8- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P9- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P10- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 5.09.2011 IN W.P(C) NO. 24075/2011 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.25914 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 8th day of November, 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.25914 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/-