IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2010 / 26TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25899 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- J.PAULDAS, (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, TVM CENTRAL DEPT) RETIRED ON 31-3-2010)BETHEL, VIKAS NAGAR, SREEKARIYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695017 BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY S.C. SHRI V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.25899 of 2010-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of August, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired as an Inspector from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Depot of the Respondent Corporation on 31.3.2010 on attaining superannuation. Ext.P1 is the copy of the Pension Payment Order issued to him. The main prayer in the writ petition is to disburse the DCRG, Commuted Value of Pension and terminal leave surrender to the petitioner immediately. 2. It is pointed out that the petitioner had availed loan from the Kerala State Transport Workers' Co-operative Society, Thiruvananthapuram. He had availed loan from the Kerala State Financial Enterprises, Fort Branch, Thiruvananthapuram also and there is a further liability to the tune of Rs.1,18,000/- to one Mr. Viswanathan. It is also submitted that the petitioner has other liabilities on account of availing loan from different other sources to meet expenses of his treatment. It is averred in the writ petition that since the loan repayment instalments fell in arrears, the concerned financial institutions have initiated recovery steps. Ext.P2 is the copy of the plaint filed by the Co-operative Society before the Co- wpc 25899/2010 2 operative Asst. Registrar and Ext.P3 is the copy of the notice received from the Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a cardiac patient which is evidenced by Ext.P4 copy of case summary and discharge records issued from the Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. 3. The disbursement of DCRG and Commuted Value of Pension is governed by the directions issued by this Court in W.A. No.289/2001, wherein it is specified that it will be disbursed strictly in accordance with the seniority unless otherwise ordered by this Court. 4. As the reasons stated appear to be genuine, there will be a direction to the respondents to make due enquiries in the matter and disburse the DCRG, Commuted Value of Pension and terminal leave surrender to the petitioner, after sanctioning the same, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/