IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6438 of 2011(D) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K.VENKATESHA, RETIRED KSRTC BUS DRIVER, RESIDING AT CITIZEN NAGAR,ALAMPADY, KASARAGOD DISTRICT 2. B.KRISHNA, RETIRED KSRTC BUS DRIVER, RESIDING AT BARADKA HOUSE, PERLA P.O., KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. N.BHASKARA, RETIRED KSRTC BUS DRIVER, RESIDING AT KOTTAKANI CROSS, P.M.S.ROAD, NULLIPADI,KASARAGOD 4. P.NARAYANAN NAIR, RETIRED KSRTC BUS DRIVER, RESIDING AT MAMPALLAM HOUSE, THAYANOOR P.O.,MUKKUZHI,KASARAGOD DIST 5. RAMESH BABULAL K.S, RETIRED KSRTC BUS DRIVER, KANNAT SAUDHANILAYAM, P.O.PARAYAKADU,CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DIST BY ADVS. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA SRI.K.S.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 WP(C)N0.6438/2011 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION DISTRICT OFFICE, KASARAGOD-671121 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-683 001 BY ADV.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.6438 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pay revision in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 from 1.3.1997 is the issue posed for consideration in this writ petition. The petitioners are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short `the Corporation'). In fact, the entitlement of retirees from the service of the Corporation to the aforesaid benefit has been considered in the light of the earlier decisions on this subject in W.P.(C)No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters. As per the common judgment in W.P.(C).No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters filed by similarly circumstanced persons, the Corporation was directed to disburse the arrears based on 1997 pay revision in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 executed between the Corporation and its employees. In view of the said position, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents also endorsed the contention that the matter in issue has been squarely covered in favour of the petitioners. In view of the said position obtained in this case, this W.P.(C) NO.6438/2011 2 writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay from 1.3.1997 to the petitioners based on the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 executed between the Corporation and its employees, in terms of the judgment in W.P.(C)No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters. In other words, the amount payable shall be disbursed to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure to pay the amount within the above stipulated time, it shall carry interest @ 8.5% per annum. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.6438/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.6438/2011 4