IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 23RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4683 of 2009(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- N.K.VASU, RETD., VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, SHEEN VILLA, MAGATTIDAM PO. VIA.KUTHUPARAMBA, KANNUR. BY ADV. MR.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REP. BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR. K. PRABHAKARAN - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.4683 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport corporation. He claims that prior to joining the service of the Corporation, the petitioner had military service. The grievance of the petitioner is that for calculating the retirement benefits, the military service had not been counted. According to the petitioner, since the Kerala Service Rules have been made applicable to the employees of the KSRTC, all Government Orders issued under the KSR in respect of Government servants are automatically applicable to the employees of the KSRTC. It is also submitted that the Government has already issued orders, wherein in respect of Government Servants, prior military service before joining Government service is reckonable for the purpose of pension. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the respondent. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on W.P.(c)No.4683/09 2 Ext.P3. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Corporation also. The learned Standing Counsel submits that this Court has already held in one writ petition that in so far as the KSRTC is an autonomous body, the Government Orders issued in respect of Government employees do not ipso facto apply to the employees of the KSRTC unless the Government Orders are adopted by the KSRTC. That is a matter which the respondent has to consider while disposing of Ext.P3. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.4683/09 3