IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2011 / 21ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21994 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.P.VARKEY, RETD. DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PARAPURATH HOUSE, KARUKAPILLY.P.O., KOLENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. MR.M.R.NANDAKUMAR RESPONDENT: --------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM-23. ADV.MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21994 of 2011(Y) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: JUDGMENT DTD. 5.9.2008 IN W.A.NO.1845/2008. EXT.P2: ORDER DTD. 10.9.2010 IN PETITIONERS FOR S.L.P.NO.27713/2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.21994 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a retired employee 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 Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay to the petitioner based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioner, he is 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 respondent Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the ::2:: W.P.(C).No.21994 Of 2011 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, 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 petitioner 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 petitioner as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable shall carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-