IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33140 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.A.JOSEPH, S/O.ANTHRAYOSE, POOVANKERIL HOUSE, THEVARA-682 013. (CHARGEMAN, RETIRED ON 31/1/2009 FROM R/W ALUVA). 2. E.O.ANTONY, S/O.OUSEPH, ERATHARA HOUSE, PIZHALA P.O., KOCHI-682 027. (COACH BUILDER, RETIRED ON 30/4/2007 FROM R/W ALUVA). 3. K.M.VIJAYAN, S/O.MADHAVAN, KIZHOTH HOUSE, PANANGAD P.O. (COACH BUILDER, RETIRED ON 31/1/2007 FROM R/W ALUVA). 4. K.V.RAPHEL, KACHAPPILLY HOUSE, KOCHAPPILLY ROAD, PALARIVATTOM P.O., KOCHI-25. (BLACKSMITH, RETIRED ON 31/3/2007 R/W ALUVA). 5. K.X.LOUIS, S/O.XAVIER, KOCHICKARAN HOUSE, BHAVISHYA NIDHI ENCLAVE, GNADHI NAGAR, KOCHI-20. (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 31/5/2007 ERNAKULAM). 6. K.V.MADHUSUDHANAN PILLAI, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, THUSHARAM, KANIYAMPUZHA ROAD, EROOR-682 306. (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 28/2/2007, ERNAKULAM). 7. P.A.SUDHAKARAN, S/O.PADMANABHAN V.P., KATTILTHARA HOUSE, CHANDIROOR P.O., CHERTHALA. (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 28/2/2007 ANAKAMALY). 8. P.VELU, S/O.GOVINDAN NAIR, KUNNAMPILLY HOUSE, KONATHUKUNNU P.O., PIN-680 123. (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31/12/2006, ANKAMALY). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) WP(C).No. 33140 of 2010(N) -------------------------- : 2 : RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. DISTRICT TRANSPROT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ERNAKULAM-682 011. 4. THE WORKS MANAGER, REGIONAL WORKSHOP KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA-683 101. 5. THE ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ANKAMALY-683 572. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.33140 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the Corporation for short. They retired from service on 31.1.2009, 30.4.2007. 31.1.2007, 31.3.2007, 31.5.2007, 28.2.2007, 28.2.2007 and 31.12.2006 respectively. After the petitioners retired from service, pursuant to a bilateral agreement entered into between the Corporation and its employees their pensionary benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits will be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. In this writ petition, the petitioners claim payment of the revised pensionary benefits with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the aforesaid settlement. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submits that the issue raised by the petitioners is covered in their favour by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court and that the Corporation will determine the W.P(C).No.33140 of 2010 -:2:- revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners and disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 expeditiously. In the light of the said submission I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 under the settlement concluded on 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. It is clarified that if payment as directed above is not made within the time limit of one month, the arrears of pension payable to the petitioners will carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. Needless to say the respondents shall continue to pay revised pension to the petitioners. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.33140 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 1st November, 2010