IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 426 of 2008(A) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ 1. R.PANDIARAJ(PF.NO.14350,PPO NO.40244), QUARTERS NO.955, KSEB QUARTERS, MUNNAR P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 31.07.2007 FROM KATTAPPANA DEPOT) 2. P.K.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR(PPO NO.40454) INDIRA BHAVAN, SEEMARAVILAKOM, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM PEROORKADA DEPOT) 3. C.APPUKUTTAN NAIR(PPO NO.39587) PUNARTHAM, TC.6/1021, PRA-107, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31.05.2007 FROM PEROORKADA DEPOT) 4. S.JAYAKUMAR(PF NO.27157), KIZHAKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, KODUMPLACHY, MUTHUVILA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN, RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM KILIMANOOR DEPOT) 5. M.J.JOHN(PPO NO.37139) MUKALAYIL HOUSE, KAVEEKKUNNU P.O., PALA-686574, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (DRIVER, RETIRED ON 30.04.2006 FROM PALA DEPOT) 6. K.K.CHANDRAMOHAN(PF NO.35565, PPO NO.40098), MYLADUM KUNNEL HOUSE, 504, COLONY, PUNJAVAYAL P.O., MUNKAKKAYEM-686513, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR SPL. GRADE, RETIRED ON 31.05.2007 FROM KOTTAYAM DEPOT) WP(C).No. 426 of 2008 7. V.K.ABDUL LATHEEF(PF NO.34199, PPO.NO.40022), VALUTHOTTIL VEEDU, THELLAKOM P.O., M.C.ROAD, ADICHIRA, KOTTAYAM-16. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31.05.2007 FROM THIRUVALLA DEPOT) 8. K.N.PADMANABHAN(PF NO.21406, PPO NO.38540) KIZHAKKEVEETTIL HOUSE, PAKKANAM, PUNCHAVAYAL P.O., MUNDAKAYAM, KOTTAYAM-686513. (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 28.02.2007 FROM KUMILY DEPOT) BY ADV. SRI.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN (SREEVALSAM) SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. BY SRI. K. PRABHAKARAN - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.426 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioners, who are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation complain that although several months have elapsed since their retirement, they have not been paid the provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts due to them, although they have to stand in the queue in accordance with the priority of retirement to get their DCRG and Commuted value of pension. 2. Learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC submits that the provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts would be paid within two months. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd