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. 18402 of 2011(A) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. N.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, S/O.P.NARAYANA PILLAI, CHAITHANYA, MANDAPATHINKADAVU, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O. (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011 FROM KATTAKKADA) 2. K.VISWAN, S/O.KOCHAPPI PANICKER, THOTTATHU VILAKATHU HOUSE, PAPPANAMCODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 24. (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.12.2011 FROM NEYYATTINKARA, PENION FROM PAPPANAMCODE). 3. G.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, S/O.GANGADHARAN NAIR, 'GAAMGAM', T.C.53/2032(1), NEMOM P.O., PIN - 695 020 (STORE KEEPER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011 FROM CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). 4. K.SUDHAKARAN, S/O.K.KESAVAN, KESAVAMANDIRAM, VAZHOTTUKONAM, KODUNGANOOR P.O. VATTIYURKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 013 (SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011 FROM CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) BY ADV. MR.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. (CNTD....2) WP(C).No. 18402 of 2011(A) ::2:: 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. 3. THE CHIEF OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KATTAKADA. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEYYATTINKARA. 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. 18402 of 2011(A) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P1(a): PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P1(b): PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P1(c): PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PAGE NO.7 OF THE 1999 AGREEMENT. EXT.P3: JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.13899/2011 DTD. 24.5.2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL ..................... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.18402 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The petitioners pray for a direction to the Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary amount without delay. The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are legally entitled to get their terminal leave surrender salary immediately on retirement, but, the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. 2. When the matter was taken up for final hearing today, the learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits that the terminal leave surrender salary, to which the petitioners are legally entitled, will be disbursed within a period of one month. The submission is recorded. Some other employees of the Corporation moved this Court for the very same relief by filing W.P.(C).No.14585/2011 and connected cases. The relief sought for in those cases were allowed by this Court and a direction was ::2:: W.P.(C).No.18402 Of 2011 issued to the Corporation to calculate and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Following the aforesaid decision of this Court, there will be a direction to the respondent/Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary due to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-