IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2011 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6752 of 2011(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. P.L.BENEDICT, S/O.LAWRENCE, BIBAS BHAVAN, VADACKAL, S.N.PURAM, ALAPPUZHA - 688 003 (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 31.3.2003 FROM ALAPPUZHA). 2. T.J.MICHAEL, S/O.JOHN,THEKKEPALACKAL HOUSE, KATTOOR P.O.,PIN - 688 546 (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 30.9.2003 FROM ALAPPUZHA) 3. T.K.THAMPAN, 'SUTHARA', VALATHUNGAL, KOLLAM(INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 30.11.2000 FROM KOLLAM). 4. P.K.SUKUMARAN, S/O.P.K.KUTTY ACHARY, PAITTU VEETTIL HOUSE, MARKET P.O., PIN - 686 673, MOOVATTUPUZHA. (SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED ON 31.7.2005 FROM MOOVATTUPUZHA). 5. JOSE THOMAS, S/O.V.J.THOMAS, ERAMANGALATHU HOUSE, NELLIMALA ROAD, MOOVATTUPUZHA - 686 661 (SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED ON 31.12.2008 FROM MOOVATTUPUZHA). 6. K.N.THANKAPPAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, KALIPARAMBIL HOUSE, MANNOOR, KEEZHILLAM, PERUMBAVOOR (WORKS MANAGER, RETIRED ON 31.8.2004 FROM R/W ALWAYE). 7. C.K.MOHAMMED ALI, KALLARACKAL HOUSE, CHALANGADY, KATTIKKUNNU, CHEMPU P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 30.11.2004 FROM ERNAKULAM). 8. P.B.SUDHAKARAN, KARUKAPADATH HOUSE, POOCHAKKAL P.O., CHERTHALA. (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 31.3.2005 FROM THIRUVALLA). svs .........2/- ...2... WPC. NO.6752/2011 9. K.M.MURALEEDHARAN, AISWARYA, PADINJARECKARA P.O., PIN - 686 146 (ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER, RETIRED ON 31.3.2010 FROM VAIKOM SALARY CARD AT VAIKOM). 10. P.A.MATHEW, PULIYANTHURUTHIL HOUSE, KOTHANALLOOR P.O., PIN - 686 632 (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM KOTTAYAM). 11. M.K.SASIKUMAR, MANGARAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KOTHANALLOOR P.O., PIN - 686 632 (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 30.6.2005 FROM KOTTAYAM). 12. SREEDEVI C.S., SREERAGAM, NEAR BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH PARAVOOR, (SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED ON 30.4.2001 FROM ALUVA) BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 23 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KSRTC, R/W,ALUVA. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, ALAPPUZHA. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, MUVATTUPUZHA. 6. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, KOLLAM. 7. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, ALUVA. 8. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, KOTTAYAM. 9. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, THIRUVALLA. 10. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, VAIKOM. ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC. K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2011, ALONG WITH WPC.NO.6753/2011 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)Nos.6752, 6753, 6755, 6764, 6787 & 6791 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in all these writ petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. Two bipartite settlements concluded on 13.4.1999 and 28.11.2008 govern the 1997 pay revision and arrears of pension under the Corporation. Depending upon the date of their retirement the retirees would be entitled to get arrears of pay and/or pension. Those who got retired from service between 1.3.1997 and 31.10.1999 are entitled to the arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 till the date of retirement and they are also entitled to get the pension revision arrears in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999. In the case of persons who retired from service after 31.10.1999 they are not entitled to the arrears of pension and they are entitled only to get the pay revision benefits. Petitioners in these writ petitions fall either under WPC.6752 and connection : 2 : the first category or the second category. To be precise, the 11th petitioner in WP(C) 6764/2011 and petitioner Nos.1 and 2 in WP(C)No.6791/2011 got retired from the service of the Corporation before 31.10.1999 and all the other petitioners got retired from its service after 31.10.1999. Needless to say that the entitlement of the petitioner to the benefits in terms of the above mentioned bipartite settlement have to be worked out depending upon their respective date of retirement, in the light of the concerned bipartite settlements. The entitlement of the petitioners for the aforesaid benefits that is arrears of pay and pension/arrears of pay revision depending upon the dates of retirement are not disputed by the respondents as those issues have already been settled by various judgments of this Court. In the said circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the benefits payable to the petitioners taking into account their respective dates of retirement and in terms of the concerned bipartite settlement expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the WPC.6752 and connection : 3 : respondents to disburse the benefits payable to the petitioners within the above stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry @ 8.5% per annum. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge