IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2011 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32015 of 2011(B) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. M.K.RAVEENDRAN, S/O.KRISHNA MOOPPAN, KANNAYAMBU, A.N.PURAM, ALAPPUZHA-688 011. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 27-2-2005 FROM CHERTHALA). 2. T.D.JOSEPH, THEKKEKUTTU, ELIKULAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 29-2-2008 FROM PALA). 3. M.RAMUNJAN, MUCHILOTTU VEEDU, MADAVOOR, MATTANCHERY P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT (MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-1-2009 FROM KALPETTA). 4. K.ANANDAN, SANTHYA BHAVAN, MALAYALAPUZHA THAZHAM, PATHANAMTHITTA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-5-2004 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA). 5. P.K.PUSHPANGADAN, PUTHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMPAZHA P.O.(INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-10-2003 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA). 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-695 023 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATHANAMTHITTA.PIN-689 645. Sts 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.32015/2011 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA.PIN-688 006 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KALPETTA.PIN-691 504 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALA.PIN-686 009 BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.32015/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P2: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P4: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5: TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA 23/01500/09 DATED 2-3-2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXHIBIT P7: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 20-11-2011 IN WPC .NO.27941/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 32015 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from W.P.(C)No. 32015/2011 2 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al