IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2010 / 19TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24831 of 2010(D) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. P.M.BABY, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.MATHAI, PATHIKKAL HOUSE, IRINGOLE P.O., PATTAL, PERUMBAVOOR (DRIVER, RETIRED, KSRTC PERUMBAVOOR). 2. C.O.GEORGE, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.OUSEPH, CHIRANGARA HOUSE, RAYAMANGALAM P.O., PERUMBAVOOR. (DRIVER, RETIRED, KSRTC PERUMBAVOOR). BY ADVS. SRI.P.JAYAKUMAR SRI.V.N.MOHANADASAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C, PERUMBAVOOR - 633 542. BY ADV. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24831 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners have retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.03.2010 while working as Drivers at Perumbavoor unit. The main grievance raised in the writ petition is that the petitioners have not been released the retiral benefits like DCRG, commuted value of pension and leave surrender salary. 2. Herein, the petitioners are seeking for a direction to disburse the leave surrender salary by encashing the FPL in their credit at the time of their retirement according to clause XXIV of the Pay Revision Agreement dated 13.04.1999. It is pointed out in paragraph 3 of the writ petition that the petitioners are having 67 FPL and 97 FPL respectively in their credit at the time of their retirement. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC. There will be a direction to the respondents to conduct due enquiry and W.P.(C) No.24831/2010 2 disburse the benefit towards leave surrender salary within a period of two months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp