IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17074 of 2011(H) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- P.V.JOSEPH, RETIRED VEHICLES SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PURATHEKKAT HOUSE, NEAR MARTHOMA CHURCH, NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.CHANDRASEKHARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, NORTH PARAVUR DEPOT - 682 003. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, ERNAKULAM DEPOT - 682 001. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 17074/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THEORDER NO.P.L.V6/030791/99 DATED 07/10/1999. P3: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.PLB.(R)1.040151/2000 DATED 16/10/2000. P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 27/06/2008 IN WPC.NO.29909/06 AND CONNECTED CASES. P5: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 05/09/2008 IN W.A.NO.1845/2008 AND CONNECTED CASES. P6: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30/09/2009 IN W.A.NO.1981/2008 AND CONNECTED CASES. P7: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 18/11/2008 PENSING INTERIM STAY BY THE APEX COURT IN SLP NO.27713/2008. P8: COPY OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 10/09/2010 OF THE APEX COURT IN SLP 27713/2008. P9: COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.3438/2011 DATED 02/02/2011 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 17074 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in this writ petition is for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay to the petitioners based on 1997 pay revision with interest within a reasonable time. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C) W.P.(C) No. 17074 of 2011 2 No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a a copy of this judgment. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P.(C) 34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A. No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to W.P.(C) No. 17074 of 2011 3 disburse the benefits to the petitioner as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioner would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al.