IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2009 / 1ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2214 of 2009(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.K.JAYAPALAN (COACH BUILDER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKERS, RETIRED ON 30.11.2008) SOUDHA BHAVAN, TC.50/9481 (1) THALIYAL,KARAMANA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S.MANOHARAN (BLACKSMITH, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKERS) RETIRED ON 30.11.2008) PLAVILA VEEDU, T.C. 53/702, PONNUMANGALAM, KARAKKAMANDAPAM, NEMOM PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.JOHNSON.P.JOHN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.2214 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 21st day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Their grievance in this writ petition is that their provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts as also the arrears of pay revision and terminal leave surrender salary have not been paid to them. According to them, although, for DCRG and commuted value of pension, they have to stand in the queue in accordance with the date of priority of their retirement, they are entitled to payment of provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts as also arrears of pay revision and, terminal leave surrender salary. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the KSRTC also. 3. As far as the provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts, this Court has been consistently directing the KSRTC to pay the same to the retired employees of the Corporation within a reasonable time. In respect of other claims, the petitioners have filed Exts.P3 and P4 before the respondent. 4. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts due to the 2 petitioners shall be disbursed within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. The respondent shall consider Exts.P3 and P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge