IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2011 / 7TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20781 of 2011(W) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.A.ABDUL AZEEZ, KAPOOR HOUSE, GOVINDAPURAM TEMPLE ROAD, PERIMBADARI POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD - 678762. (DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER - RETIRED, MALAPPURAM D/R 30.06.2008). 2. N.G.SREEMATHY, MOOTHEDATH HOUSE, PURANATTUKARA POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680551. (ASSISTANT - RETIRED, THRISSUR D/R 31.10.2007). 3. M.K.NARAYANAN, MANAKULAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUTTOOR POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680013. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR - RETIRED, GURUVAYOOR D/R 31.07.2007). 4. P.K.SUDHAKARAN, PAYIPPATTU HOUSE, KARIMANNOOR, THODUPUZHA - 685581. (STATION MASTER - RETIRED, THODUPUZHA D/R 31.12.2008). 5. C.A.DAYANANDAN, CHUKKATH HOUSE, KOZHUKULLY POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680752 (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR - RETIRED, R/W, EDAPPAL D/R 30.11.2007). 6. M.SUBASH CHANDRAN, 'RATNALAYAM', VENNAKKARA, PALAKKAD - 678004 (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR - RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 30.09.2001) 7. A.ABDUL KARIM, RAHEENA MANZIL, 31/707, PUDUPPALLY STREET, NOORANI POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD - 678004. (INSPECTOR, RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 31.03.2002). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON ...2/- WP(C).No. 20781 of 2011(W) -2- RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD - 678001. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR - 680101. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA - 685584. 7. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, R/W, EDAPPAL - 679582. 8. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR - 670021. R1 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...3/- WP(C).No. 20781 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE RELIEVING ORDER NO. PL1-101/07/GVR DATED 31.07.2007 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4 : COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 04312 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5 : COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 16563 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6 : COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 15433 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7 : COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 15514 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8 : COPIES OF THE PAGE NOS. 1, 5, 6 & 20 OF THE SETTLEMENT DATED 28.11.2008. EXT.P9 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PA23/001500/2009 DATED 2.03.2009. EXT.P10 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 16.02.2011 IN WP(C) NO. 4839/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20781 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29h day of July 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The W.P.C No. 20781/2011 2 said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al