IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30248 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.SASIDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.BALAKRISHNA PILLAI, ULAYANTHIRI VEEDU, KADAKKAL P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC HEAD OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. 2. THE KADAKKAL SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.3456, KOLLAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BANK. R1 BY S.C. SHRI V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DT.29.4.2009 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.23.1.2010 OF R2 EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF PETITON DATED 26.3.2010 OF R2 //TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 30248 of 2010-E - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of October, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 28.2.2009 as Head Vehicle Supervisor. It is averred in the writ petition that the second respondent Bank initiated arbitration proceedings against the petitioner and Ext.P3 is the copy of the plaint in A.R.C. No.774/2010 pending before the Joint Registrar of Co- operative Societies (General), Kollam wherein the Bank claims an amount of Rs.5,42,645/-. 2. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. The disbursement of retirement benefits is governed by the directions issued by this Court in W.A. No.289/2001. Therein, it has been directed that the disbursement will be based on the date of retirement, unless otherwise ordered by this Court. Herein, the petitioner has shown a genuine reason. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to conduct due enquiry and disburse the eligible benefits to the petitioner after recovering and remitting the amount due to the second respondent Bank, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this wpc 30248/2010 2 judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/