IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18379 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. A.R.RENGANATHAN PILLAI, S/O.DAMODARAN PILLAI, PANAKKAZHATH HOUSE, AROOR PO, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,(CONDUCTOR) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05 2011 FROM ERNAKULAM) 2. JAYARAJ S KADAVIL,,KADAVIL HOUSE, T.K.S PURAM, KDOUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTKERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.03 2011 FROM ANKAMALY. 3. K.C.SREEDEVI, THOPPIN HOUSE NEAR U.C. COLLEGE, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.03 2011 FROM ANKAMALY. 4. M.U.BABU,MADAYANATHU VEEDU, PADATHUPARAMBU, BHUVANESWARI ROAD, PONNURUTHY,VYTTILA,COCHIN-19 MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2001 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA. 5. K.V.JOSEPH KALLUMKULAM HOUSE, ERUMATHALA PO, CHUNANGAVELI PO PIN 683 112, ALUVA, DRIVER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 28.02.2002 FROM MALA. 6. V.K.VISWANATHAN VALIYAPARAMBU NIKARTH, PATTANAKAD PO, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT VEHICLE SUPERVISOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-04-2002 FROM CHERTHALA 7. K.GOPALAKRISHNAN, GOPALAKRISHNAN,SADANAM NARAKATHARA, KAVALAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.1.2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA. (CNTD...2) WP(C).No. 18379 of 2011(V) ::2:: 8. V.SASIDHARAN, POURNAMI, PATHIRAPPALLY, ALAPPUZHA, DEPOT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2002 FROM KANNUR,PENSION FROM CHERTHALA. 9. M.ABDUL LATHEEF, THAPAL PARAMB VELLAKKINAR, ALAPPUZHA, DRIVER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.8.2006 FROM CHERTHALA. 10. P.K.THOMAS, KALATHOOR, VEROOR PO, CHANGANACHERRY,INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.8.2005 FROM ALAPPUZHA PENSION FROM ALAPPUZHA. 11. K.N.THANKAPPAN, S/O.NARAYANAN KOCHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KURUMULLOOR PO, PIN 686 632, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED FROM KOTTARAKARA, PENSION FROM PALA. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ANKAMALY. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MALA. (CNTD...3) WP(C).No. 18379 of 2011(V) ::3:: 6. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,ALAPPUZHA. 7. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA. 8. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,KANNUR. 9. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTARAKARA. ADV.MR.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 18379 of 2011(V) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. EXT.P10: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. EXT.P11: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 11TH PETITIONER. EXT.P12: JUDGMENT DATED 18.2.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.5244/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL ..... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.18379 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that, similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 ::2:: W.P.(C).No.18379 Of 2011 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent/Corporation to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-