IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5765 of 2011(U) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. K. BABY, TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RETIRED ON 30/04/2007, USHA BHAVAN, SGLRA NO.127, ST. GEORGE LANE, KUMARAPURAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P. SUKUMARAN, BLACKSMKITH, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RETIRED ON 31/05/2007, MADHAVI PUTHEN VEEDU, AMBALATHARA, POONTHURA.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. A.K. MADHUMOHAN, CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RETIRED ON 28/02/2007, SOUPARNIKA, SANNAGAR, VENKODE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5765 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates after 31.10.1999. This writ petition has been filed on being aggrieved by the delay in the matter of disposal of the benefits of arrears in terms of 1997 pay revision and also in terms of the bipartite agreement dated 28.11.2008. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that both the issues are covered in favour of the petitioners at the instance of similarly situated retirees from the Corporation. With respect to the first prayer, that is, for the benefits of arrears of pay in terms of the bipartite agreement dated 13.4.1998, the issue is covered in favour of the petitioners as per the common judgment in WP (C) No. 34325/2010 and connected matters. With respect to the second prayer it is submitted that the said issue is covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench decision of this WPC.No.5765/2011 : 2 : Court in Writ Appeal No.210/2010. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent endorsed the same. In view of the said indisputable position obtained in this case, this writ petition is disposed of as hereunder:- The respondent shall disburse the arrears of pay in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 in the light of the decision of this Court in WP(C)No.34325/2010 and connected matters. In other words, the arrears of pay from 1.3.1997 payable to the petitioners based on the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 shall be disbursed to them within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment and in case of failure on the part of the respondent to effect such payment within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @8.5% per annum. There will be a further direction to the respondent to disburse the benefits viz., the arrears of pension payable to them from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 in the light of the judgment in Writ Appeal No.210/2010 within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the WPC.No.5765/2011 : 3 : respondent to disburse the said benefits, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% from 1.6.2009. Disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge