IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20544 of 2011(P) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- S.SUKUMARA PILLAI, (SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED FROM K.S.R.T.CORPORATION, KARUNAGAPPALLY UNIT, P.P.O.NO.29816) VALLIATH THEKKATHIL, VENGAI P.O., SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM (DIST.). BY ADV. SRI.AJAYA KUMAR. G 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, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., TRIVANDRUM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION) KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., TRIVANDRUM-23. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20544/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.34325/2010. P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23/03/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SHOWING RECEIPT OF THE REPRESENTATION BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.20544 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to disburse 1997 pay revision arrears within a time frame that may fixed by this Court. According to the petitioner, he is eligible to get arrears of pay revision based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999. 2.When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 -2- W.P.(C).No.20544/2011 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioner within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioner would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.