IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20331 of 2011(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- 1. K.V.GOPALAKRISHNAN 'GOKULAM' AYALUR POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD-678510 (ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 31.12.2005) 2. T.K.HARIKRISHNAN II, 462,SANTHI NIVAS, NEMMARA, PALAKKAD-67508 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED,PALAKKAD,D/R.31.08.2003) 3. C.V.BALASUBRAMANIAN, 'GEETHA NIVAS' KAVALAPPARA POST OFFICE, SHOURNUR, PALAKKAD-679523 (STATION MASTER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD,D/R.31.05.2002) 4. C.KUNCHU, CHOLAYIL HOUSE, KANDAMANGALAM,MANARKAD,PALAKKAD-678585 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED,PALAKKAD,D/R.30.09.2005) 5. P.K.NARAYANAN, PARAYIL PUTHENPURAKKAL ALENELLOOR POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD-678601 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD.,D/R.31.12.2001) 6. P.P.SREENARAYANANKUTTY, SARADHY HOUSE, ARAYAMCODE, THENKARA POST OFFICE, MANNARKAD, PALAKKAD-678582 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD,D/R.31.122007) 7. C.P.VENUGOPALAN, CHEERAMKUZHIYIL HOUSE, ALANALLOOR POST OFFICE MANNARKAD, PALAKKAD-678601 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R.31-03-2008) 8. P.RAGHAVANKUTTY, 'SANTHI SADAN',POTTASSERY POST OFFICE, MANANRKAD, PALAKKAD-678585, (STATION MASTER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R.30.04.2007) tss W.P.(C) NO.20331/2011 9. N.UNNIANKUTTY, NALAKATH HOUSE, KODALLAD POST OFFICE, MELEKODAKKADU, MANNAKADU,PALAKKAD-678583 (STATION MASTER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD,D/R.31.01.2007) 10. K.VASU, KAPPUKATTIL HOUSE, KANHIKULAM POST OFFICE, KALLADICODE (VIA) PALAKKAD-678596, (ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R.30.09.2007) BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT-P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT-P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023 3. THE ADMINSTATIVE OFFICER(PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT-P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD-678001 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.20331/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.06710 ISUED TO THE IST PETITIONER . P2:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15372 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15534 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15116 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER P5:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.06902 ISSUED TO THE ISSUED 5TH PETITIONER. P6:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15537 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15446 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15393 ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15394 ISSUED TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. P10:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.06901 ISSUED TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. P11:- COPIES OF THE PAGE NOS. 1,5,6 & 20 OF THE SETTLEMENT DTD. 28.11.2008. P12:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AA 23/001500/2009 DTD. 2.3.09. P13:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 16.2.2011 IN WPC. 4839/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20331 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of W.P.(C) No. 20331 of 2011 2 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al