IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2011 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20118 of 2006(T) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- JOHN V.CHACKO, (Retd.Spl.Grade Asst. (UDC) in the K.S.R.T.C. Alappuzha. KADAVACKAL HOUSE, CANAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.C.J.XAVIER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (IA), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALAPPUZHA. R1 TO R3 BY ADVS.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC,KSRTC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/12/2011, THE COURT ON DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: DG WP(C).No. 20118 of 2006(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - COPY OF LETTER NO.PL1-1297/06/ALP DATED 12/06/2006 PERMITTING RETIREMENT OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 - COPY OF ORDER NO.FPM/IGNOU-TNOC/AUGUST 2006 DATED 20/07/2006 OF THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA DIRECTING THE PETITIONER'S SON TO JOIN THE TRAINING AS TRAINEE NAVIGATING OFFICER CADET. EXT.P3 - COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 26/07/2006 ADDRESSED TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT WITH COPY TO THE SECOND AND THIRD RESPONDENTS, BRINGING TO NOTICE THE URGENT NECESSITY OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF D.C.R.G, C.V.P. ETC., TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4 - COPY OF ORDER BEARING W.A.NO.237 OF 2005 DATED 04/02/2005 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT DIRECTING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS IN SIMILAR CASES. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE DG S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.20118 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. He has filed this writ petition complaining that although there is no liability fixed on the petitioner, the retirement benefits due to the petitioner has not been disbursed. At the time of admission, this Court passed the following order on 31.7.2006. “Admit. Learned Standing Counsel accepts notice for the respondents. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having regard to Ext.P2 communication issued by the Shipping Corporation of India, respondent No.1 is directed to release the amount lying to the credit of the petitioner in his Staff Welfare Fund and Provident Fund Accounts with statutory interest thereon, within ten days from today. Counter affidavit shall be filed in the meanwhile. Handover the order to both sides.” The learned standing counsel for the KSRTC submits that the entire retirement benefits due to the petitioner has been disbursed. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// shg/ P.A. TO JUDGE