IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2010 / 7TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23651 of 2010(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- R.UDAYAVARMA, PAINTER GR.-I, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, VAIKKOM DEPOT., KOTTAYAM. BY MR.B.RAGUNATHAN, ADVOCATE. MS.P.RETNAKUMARI, ADVOCATE. MR.R.SRINATH, ADVOCATE. MR.K.SURENDRAN (PARASSALA), ADVOCATE. MR.NIKHIL GEORGE (PALAKKAPPILLIL), ADVOCATE. MR.VIPIN VARGHESE, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVEERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 023. BY MR.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC. MR.A.J. VARGHESE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23651 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working in the post of Painter Grade-I in the KSRTC Depot, Vaikom. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant the annual increments, grade promotions and pensionary benefits to the petitioner reckoning the period of provisional service before regularisation by Exhibit P1 with the all attendant benefits. 2. The provisional service made by the petitioner is during different periods totaling a period of 13½ years. The different spells start from 13.01.1983, the details of which have been described in paragraphs 2 to 6 of the writ petition. 3. The petitioner has filed Exhibit P7 representation before the Government to issue appropriate directions to the Corporation. The matter will have to be verified by the 1st respondent, with notice to the petitioner and the 2nd respondent. W.P.(C) No.23651/2010 2 There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P7, after hearing the petitioner and a representative of the 2nd respondent, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 1st respondent for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp