IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 28TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5173 of 2009(N) ------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. K.DIVAKARAN, (PAINTER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RTD. ON 31/03/2004), DIVYA BHAVAN, THARATTAYIL VEEDU, MANNANTHALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S. JOHNSON, (PAINTER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RETD ON 31.01.2002), THAIVILAKAM HOUSE, KOCHUVELI, T.C.31/1954, TITANIAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.K.P.RAJEEVAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURM. 2. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR. JOHNSON P. JOHN, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 5173 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the 1st respondent Corporation. Prior to regular service, they had provisional service in the Corporation. The petitioners’ grievance in this writ petition is that their provisional service has not been reckoned for the purpose of computation of retirement benefits, which they are entitled to under law. Stating this grievance, the petitioners have filed Exts.P6 and P7 representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of W.P.(c)No.5173/09 2 a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd