IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7873 of 2011(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. K.V.VIJAYAN, ASSISTATNT TRANSPORT OFFICER (RTD),KSRTC, KANNUR, SREEVIHAR, PULLOOPPI, KANNADIPARAMBA P.O.,KANNUR. 2. E.VENU, SUPERINTENDENT (RETD.,), K.S.R.T.C.,KANNUR, RESIDING AT JYOTHIS, KOOLICHAL, MARAZHA P.O.,KANNUR. 3. M.SURESH,SUPERINTENDENT(RTD.,) KSRTC,KANNUR,AMRUTHAM, KIZHAKKUMBHAGOM, PINARAYI,KANNUR. 4. K.V.HAREENDRAN, INSPECTOR(RTD.,) KSRTC,KANNUR,RESIDING AT PRASADAM,KADACHIRA P.O., KANNUR. 5. VISWANATHAN MAROLI,(INSPECTOR-RTD.,) K.S.R.T.C, KANNUR,RESIDING AT SREEVISWAM, POOTHAPPARA P.O.,AZHIKODE, KANNUR 6. T.P.BALAKRISHNAN, STATION MASTER, (RETIRED)KSRTC, KANNUR,RESIDING AT KRISHNA GADHA, KAPPAD P.O.,KANNUR 7. C.MANOHARAN, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR (RTD.,) MALATHY NIVAS, ANJARAKANDY, KAMETH, MAMBA P.O., KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT P.O.,TRIVANDRUM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR – 695 023. W.P.(C). NO.7873/2011-H: 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C,TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,TRIVANDRUM – 695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION), K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,TRIVANDRUM – 695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C.,KANNUR – 670 001. R1 TO R4 BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.7873 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. The contention of the petitioners is that they are entitled to the revised pensionery benefits with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the said bipartite settlement. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents also endorsed the same. In view of the said W.P.(C) NO.7873/2011 2 indisputed position obtained in this case, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: There will be a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionery benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that on failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the arrears of pension to the petitioners in terms of the directions in this judgment, the said amount would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.7873/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.7873/2011 4