IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7444 of 2009(A) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. S.VASUDEVAN, AGED 60 YEARS, SARASWATHI SADANAM, PAKALOMATTOM, KALIKAVU P.O. KURAVILANGAD, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR RTD. KSRTC, KOTTAYAM. 2. P.T.GEORGE, AGED 59 YEARS, PARUTHAPARA HOUSE, PULIYANNOOR POST, KADAPLAMATTAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (CONDUCTOR-RTD., KSRTC, PALA). BY ADV. MR.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR. K. PRABHAKARAN - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.7444 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Their grievance in this writ petition is that although the retirement benefits due to them have been paid only after 46 and 43 months respectively, no interest has been paid to them. The petitioners therefore, seek the following relief: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to pay interest on the terminal benefits sanctioned and authorized to the petitioners as per Exts.P1 and P2 proceedings, for the period of delay in disbursing the said benefits at the prevailing market rate”. 2. Payment of retirement benefits to the retired employees of the KSRTC are in accordance with the Scheme prepared by a Division Bench of this Court. That Scheme does not envisage payment of interest for the delayed payment of retirement benefits. That being so, unless the petitioners get orders from the Division Bench for payment of interest also, they W.P.(c)No.7444/2009 2 cannot maintain a writ petition for payment of interest for the delayed payment of the retirement benefits. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd