IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2009 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 8659 of 2009(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (RETD), K.S.E.B., ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KOLLAM (NOW RESIDING AT 'MEGHA', VALATHUNKAL P.O., KOLLAM). BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (K.S.E.B. IN SHORT), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (H.R.M) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. K.S. ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 8659 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner retired as a Senior Superintendent of Kerala State Electricity Board on 31.1.2009. He entered service of the Electricity Board on 6.1.1988 as advised by the Public Service Commission. Prior to that he had been in the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation for a period of six years and six months as a Conductor. He resigned from K.S.R.T.C on 6.1.1988 and on the same day he joined in the service of the K.S.E.B. It is pointed out that the petitioner's General provident Fund Account from the K.S.R.T.C. had been transferred to the K.S.E.B in 1988 itself. Presently the request of the petitioner is to sanction the pensionary benefits after counting the service rendered by him in K.S.R.T.C. also. It is pointed out that several other employees have been granted the same benefit and the names of all those have been mentioned in the writ W.P ( C) No. 8659 of 2009 2 petition. The petitioner has filed Exhibit-P4 seeking the said benefit. 2. Heard learned standing counsel appearing for the Board. Since Exhibit-P4 is pending before the Chief Engineer (HRM), there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the request made in Exhibit-P4 and pass appropriate orders thereon, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While passing the orders, orders already passed in respect of similar persons will also be considered. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 8659 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 8659 of 2009 4