IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32496 of 2008(R) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- V.K.SADANANDAN PREETHA SADANAM, EDAPARIYARAM PO., PATHANAMTHITTA(INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30.9.2003) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.32496 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 13th day of November, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 30.9.2003. His grievance in this writ petition is that although his turn for payment of retirement benefits in accordance with the priority of date of retirement, has reached, he is not being paid the retirement benefits due to him as also the Staff Welfare Fund amount and arrears of salary. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the corporation also, who mentions some disciplinary proceedings as the reason for non-payment. 3. However, I do not think that in so far as it has not culminated in any order, that should prevent the respondents from disbursing retirement benefits due to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse to the petitioner W.P(C)No.32496 of 2008 - 2 - all retirement benefits and other amounts due to him, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs