IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2011 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33909 of 2011(K) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS : --------------------- 1. P.A.RAJAN, S/O.AYYAPPAN, PULPARAYIL HOUSE, POOVAKKULAM, KARAMALA P.O., PIN-686 662 KOOTHATTUKULAM, (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION) RETIRED ON 30/9/2007 FROM MOOVATTUPUZHA) 2. K.K.JANARDHANAN, S/O.KUNJAN, KALARICKAKUDY HOUSE, EAST MARADY P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA-686 673 (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31/12/2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA) 3. V.V.CHACKO, S/O.VARKEY, VELLACKAKUDIYIL HOUSE, PERINGAZHA, PERUMBALLOOR P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA-686 673 (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/01/2009 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA) 4. CYRIAC PAUL, S/O.PAULOSE, THEKKEKUNNEL HOUSE, KANNADIKODU, NELLIMATTOM P.O., PIN-686 693 (SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 29/02/2008 FROM ALWAYE) 5. ALEXANDER M.P. S/O.M.C.PAILY, MALAYIL HOUSE, MUNDIYOORKARA (KSHB COLONY) THELLAKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRIST, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30/09/2006 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA, PENSION FROM PATHANAMTHITTA) 6. C.K.YOGIDAS, S/O.KRISHNAN, CHARUVIL HOUSE, PUTHUSSERY MALA P.O., RANNY - 689 672, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/12/2007 FROM THIRUVALLA) DSV/- WP(C).No. 33909 of 2011(K) 7. K.R.GOPALA PILLAI, BHAGAVATHY SADANAM, CMC - 14, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/10/2000 FROM CHERTHALA) BY ADV. SRI. K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENTS : ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023 2. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA-686 661. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALWAYE-683 101. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 645. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVALLA- 680 004. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA-688 524. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: DSV/- WP(C).No. 33909 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS : EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE IST PETITIONER. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD 01/12/2011 IN WPC.32015/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE DSV/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.33909 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 19th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding 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. In writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same reliefs, 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 said W.P.(C) No.33909/2011 2 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