IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3819 of 2011(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. A.N.VARKEY, S/O.A.A.NICHOLAS, AGED 58 YEARS, (RETIRED BLACKSMITH, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KSRTC, ALUVA), ALAVASSERY HOUSE, THRIKKAKARA P.O. KOCHI – 682 021. 2. V.P.PANKAJAKSHAN, S/O.PADMANABHAN, AGED 58 YEARS, (RETIRED BLACKSMITH, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KSRTC, ALUVA), EDATHIKOVIL (VELIKKAKATH) HOUSE, PANANGAD P.O., KOCHI – 682 506. 3. V.R.RAMANAN, S/O.LATE RAGHAVAN, AGED 58 YEARS, (RETIRED BLACKSMITH, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KSRTC, ALUVA), VAKKOT HOUSE, VENNALA P.O., KOCHI. 4. P.N.JAYAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 58 YEARS, (RETIRED BLACKSMITH, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KSRTC, ALUVA), PUTHIKADUPARAMBIL HOUSE, JANATHA ROAD, PANANGAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAWAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAWAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. W.P.(C). NO.3819/2011-B: 3. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAWAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 4. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 5. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KSRTC, ALUVA, PIN - 683 101. R1 TO R5 BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.3819 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners who have retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation') on diverse dates filed this Writ Petition alleging inaction on the part of the respondents in disbursing the arrears of pay revision w.e.f 1.4.2009. According to them, in terms of the bipartite settlement executed between the Corporation and its employees on 28.11.2008 that came into force w.e.f 1.3.2006, the employees are entitled to get the benefit of revised scale of pay w.e.f 1.3.2006 with monetary benefits from 1.4.2009. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that earlier, claims of similarly circumstanced persons had been considered by this Court and directed to disburse the benefits to them in terms of the bipartite settlement. The learned standing counsel also endorsed the same. 2. Evidently, in terms of the agreement executed between the Corporation and its employees on 28.11.2008, the petitioners are entitled to get the benefit of revised scale of pay w.e.f 1.3.2006 and to get the W.P.(C) NO.3819/2011 2 monetary benefits of revised scale of pay w.e.f 1.4.2009 to 1.3.2010. In the said circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to fix the benefits of the petitioners arising out of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to grant them such benefits and also to disburse the monetary benefits from 1.4.2009 till 1.3.2010. The respondents shall also sanction the revised pension in terms of the above direction w.e.f 1.4.2010. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.3819/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.3819/2011 4