IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2011 / 4TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23223 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.B.RAMACHANDRAN, S/O.BABU, AGED 55 YRS, THERUVIPARAMBIL HOUSE, HOUSE NO.6/261, EDAYAKUNNAM, SOUTH CHITTOOR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 027. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD.ON 31.3.2011 FROM ERNAKULAM). 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 FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA -S.C. FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C. 23223/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER's EXHIBITS P1- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS :NIL. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE al. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23223 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of August 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondents to sanction and disburse the admissible amount of leave salary arrears due to the petitioner forthwith. 3. Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. He retired from service on 31.3.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is legally entitled to get his leave salary arrears immediately on retirement. But the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. This Court had occasion to consider and pass orders on W.P.C 34325/2010 and connected cases filed by retired employees of the Corporation. W.P.(C) No.23223/2011 2 4.The relief sought for in these cases were allowed and this Court issued direction to the Corporation to disburse leave salary arrears and the amount due under Staff Welfare Fund. 5. In the above said circumstances and following the above said decision there will be a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse the leave salary arrears due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al