IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 30399 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. N.SOMAN PILLAI, (PPO NO.40506) PLAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, MEYYANNOOR P.O., KOTTARAKKARA KOLLAM DISTRICT, (SENIOR ASST. RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM KOTTARAKKARA DEPOT). 2. K.G. MATHAIKUTTY (PPO NO. 41434), VETTUVAZHIYIL VEEDU, PALANIRAPPU, CHENGAMANAD P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM PUNALUR DEPOT). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.30399/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D.DIS.14272/07/APL DATED 29/06/2007. P2 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 07/09/2008 OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.30399 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. They filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the Corporation to disburse Provident Fund amount, Staff Welfare Fund amount, arrears of salary and festival allowance due to the petitioners. At the time of admission, I had directed the respondent to pay the Provident Fund and Staff Welfare Fund amount due to the petitioners within one month. The said amount has already been paid. 2. While they were in service, the 2nd petitioner was imposed with punishment of bar of increment, which was later on modified to one of censure. As a result the 2nd petitioner became entitled to payment of arrears of salary on account of withholding of increment prior to conversion of the punishment in the censure. The 2nd petitioner is also entitled to festival allowance for the year 2003-2004 is the claim raised. Detailing these grievances, the 2nd petitioner has filed Ext.P2 W.P.(c) No.30399/2008 2 representation before the respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.30399/2008 3