IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10282 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.L. PAPPACHAN, S/O.K.T. LONAN, AGED 58 YEARS, CHARGEMEN (RETD), KSRTC, AND RESIDING AT KONATTUVEETTIL, ITHITHANAM.P.O, CHANAGANASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA. 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, KURICHI BRANCH, KURICHI.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. SC FOR KSRTC RI. V.V.N. NAMBIAR SC FOR SBT SRI. P. RAMAKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.10282 OF 2010 (I) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a pensioner of the KSRTC. His pension is disbursed through the 3rd respondent Bank. According to the petitioner, he has to avail of a loan from the 3rd respondent Bank and as a condition thereof, the 3rd respondent has required the petitioner to produce a letter of undertaking as per Ext.P3 format from the KSRTC. In the letter of undertaking the KSRTC should undertake to disburse the monthly pension through the 3rd respondent bank itself. Petitioner thereupon requested the 2nd respondent to issue a certificate, that was declined and therefore the writ petition is filed. 2. The instruction obtained by the Standing Counsel is to the effect that since the pensioner has option to choose the Bank through which should draw pension, the KSRTC cannot give an undertaking as sought for. However petitioner undertakes that he will not change the Bank and also submits that even if the petitioner makes a request for change and that need not be acted upon either by the KSRTC or by the Bank. WPC.No.10282 /2010 :2 : 3. Since the petitioner has agreed that he will not seek change the Bank and also is agreeable that the KSRTC or the Bank need not change the Bank even if a request is made, no prejudice will be caused to the KSRTC by issuing the undertaking as sought for. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to issue an undertaking as sought for by the petitioner, clarifying such undertaking that they will not change the Bank even if the petitioner makes a request to that effect. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible on the production of a copy of the judgment. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/