IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26957 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- S. SUDARSANAN, DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/03/2011, DARSANA, PERINGAMMALA, KALLIYOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 042. BY ADV. MR.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT: --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 26957 of 2011(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL ........... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.26957 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The petitioner prays for a direction to the Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary amount without delay. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is legally entitled to get his terminal leave surrender salary immediately on retirement, but, the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. 2. When the matter was taken up for final hearing today, the learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits that the terminal leave surrender salary, to which the petitioner is legally entitled, will be disbursed within a period of one month. The submission is recorded. Some other employees of the Corporation moved this Court for the very same relief by filing W.P.(C).No.14585/2011 and connected cases. The relief sought for in those cases were allowed by this Court and a direction was ::2:: W.P.(C).No.26957 Of 2011 issued to the Corporation to calculate and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. Following the aforesaid decision of this Court, there will be a direction to the respondent/Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-