IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2010 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36373 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.MURALEEDHARAN, (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, KAYAMKULAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010), MANJU BHAVAN, SOORANADU SOUTH, KAKKAKUNNU P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36373 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a former employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the `KSRTC' for short). He retired from service on 31.3.2010 while he was working as Conductor in the KSRTC. This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious payment of retirement benefits including DCRG and commuted value of pension on the ground that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter is scheduled to be solemnized on 30.1.2011. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC, submits that if after enquiry the Corporation is satisfied that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter is scheduled to be solemnized on 30.1.2011, the Corporation will take steps to pay retirement benefits including DCRG and commuted value of pension to the petitioner overlooking priority. In such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to enquire into the genuineness of the claim made by the petitioner for out of turn payment of DCRG and commuted value of pension and to make such payment within one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.