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. 20319 of 2011(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. T.M.KOCHU MOHAMMED THEKKE ASSARIPARAMBIL, CHANDIROOR POST OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688547 (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR-RETIRED, CHERTHALA D/R.31.05.2008) 2. P.S.MOHAMMED YOOSEF,'SAJNA MANZIL' PATTANAKKADU POST OFFICE, CHERTHALA, PIN-688531(DRIVER-RETIRED, CHERTHALA,D/R.31.12.2007) 3. V.JOSEPH, JOLY BHAVAN , THURAVOOR POST OFFICE,CHERTHALA, PIN-688532, (DRIVER-RETIRED, HARIPAD D/R.31.03.2008) 4. P.M.PURUSHAN, PTHENVELIYIL HOUSE, C.M.C-8,CHETHALA-682584 (CONDUCTOR-RETIRED, CHERTHALA D/R.31.05.2007) 5. V.K.PONNAPPAN, 'SREENILAYAM',VAYALAR POST OFFICE,CHERTHALA, PIN-688536 (BLACK SMITH-RETIRED, CHERTHALA D/R.31.03.2008) 6. P.K.ANTONY, PARAYIL HOUSE THYCATTUSSERY CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688528 (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, CHERTHALA,D/R.31.04.2002) 7. C.E.RAVINDRAN NAIR, PATTARUMADATHIL PALLIPURAM POST OFFICE, CHERTHALA, PIN-688541, (CONDUCTOR-RETIRED,CHERTHALA,D/R.30.11.2002) BY ADV. SRI.T.NIKLAVU tss W.P.(C) NO.20319/2011 RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANPSORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 3. THE ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICER(PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA-688527 BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR 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.20319/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.08804 ISSUED OT THE IST PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01585 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.08870 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER P4:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.08855 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.24689 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6:- COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.08834 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7:- COPY OF THE IST PAGE OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8:- COPIES OF THE PAGE NOS.1,5,6& 20 OF THE SETTLEMENT DT.D 28.11.2008. P9:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA 23/001500/2009 DT.D 2.3.09. P10:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN 4839/2011 PRONOUNCED ON 16.2.2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20319 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 6% per annum from W.P.(C ) No. 20319 of 2011 2 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