IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2011 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 12362 of 2011(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. M.A.PETER, S/O.ANTONY, MANTHRA HOUSE, NARACKAL P.O., PIN - 682 505, (STATION MASTER, RETIRED ON 31.5.2004 FROM ERNAKULAM). 2. P.A.PETER, ELENJIMATTOM HOUSE, NETTOOR, (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31.12.2002 FROM ERNAKULAM). 3. T.N.GOPINATHA PILLAI, S/O.VELAYUDHAN NAIR, THEVARMADATHIL HOUSE, MUDAKUZHA P.O., (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30.11.2000 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) 4. M.C.AYYAPPAN, S/O.CHARAN, MADATHINAL HOUSE, PALACKAMATTOM P.O., PIN - 682 311 (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.10.2000 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) 5. E.K.AYYAPPAN, S/O.KITTU, EDAYAL HOUSE, NEDUNGAPRA P.O., PIN - 683 545 (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30.6.2005 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) 6. P.I.CHANDRAN, PALLATHU HOUSE, PULLUVAZHY P.O., (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.10.2001 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) svs ..............2/-... ...2... WPC. NO.12362/2011 RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 692 523. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.12362 of 2011 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. Admittedly, the issue involved in these writ petitions is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A.No.210 of 2010. It be so, the respondents are bound to re-fix the pensionery benefits in WP(C).No.12362/2011 2 respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement referred above. In view of the said position this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: There will be a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that in case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the arrears of pension in terms of the directions in this judgment, the amount would carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay the petitioners pension at the revised rate. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge