IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2010 / 10TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20471 of 2010(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.V.PANKRASHIUS, S/O. VARKEY, KATTUMPURATH HOUSE, NETTOOR P.O. (MECHANIC - RETIRED ON 31.5.2008 FROM ERNAKULAM). BY MR.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT), ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 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. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM-17. BY MR.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20471 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation while working as Mechanic on 31.05.2008. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to disburse D.C.R.G and commuted value of pension due to the petitioner for conducting the marriage of his daughter. It is pointed out that the marriage of his daughter is scheduled to take place on 29.08.2010. 2. The petitioner relies upon the judgment in Writ Appeal No.289/2001 wherein this Court directed the Corporation to set apart 10% of the daily collection for the disbursement of D.C.R.G and commuted value of pension to the retired employees. It is pointed out that the guidelines issued in the said writ appeal permits out of turn payments. Therefore, if the reason shown by the petitioner is genuine, there can be a direction to disburse the due benefits. W.P.(C) No.20471/2010 2 Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC. There will be a direction to the respondents to disburse the amount after conducting due enquiry as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp