IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2011 / 17TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21547 of 2011(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. T.V.RAJAN, THIRUTHIYIL HOUSE, IRINJALAKUDA P.O., THRISSUR, PIN - 680121 (DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETIRED, CHALAKUDY, D/R 31.03.2011). 2. T.K.WILSON KURIAN, THEAKKAMANGALAM, NEAR MUNDUPALAM, KURIACHIRA POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680006. (CHARGEMAN-RETIRED, CHALAKUDY, D/R 31.05.2005 PENSION FROM THRISSUR). 3. K.K.RAVEENDRAN, KURUVATH HOUSE, KUNNAMBATH LANE, AYYANTHOLE POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680003. (CHARGEMAN-RETIRED, GURUVAYOOR, D/R 31.12.2004). 4. V.P.BHARATHAN, VELUTHEDATHPARAMBIL HOUSE, SUKAPURAM POST OFFICE, EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM - 679576. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, THRISSUR, D/R 31.05.2003) 5. K.S.KATTY, VANIPRIYA HOUSE, PIRAYIRI, PALAKKAD - 678018. (DRIVER-RETIRED, PALAKKAD, D/R 31.12.1998). 6. P.DEVADAS, PULAKUNNATH HOUSE, KALLADIKODE POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD - 678596. (BLACKSMITH-RETIRED, PALAKKAD, D/R 31.12.2001). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.21547/2011 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR - 680 021. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHALAKUDY - 680 706. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR - 680 732. 7. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD - 678 001. R1 TO R7 BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.21547/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.01067 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.02156 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.62548 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.16604 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.39917 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15373 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 5/09/2008 IN WRIT APPEAL NO.1851/2008 P8 COPY OF THE ORDER IN SPECIAL LEAVE APPEAL (CIVIL) NOS.27713/2008 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. P9 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 28/03/2011 IN WRIT PETITIONNO.9615/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21547 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. 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) No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the W.P.(C) No.21547/2011 2 directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) N.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P.(C) No. 34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al.