IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20438 of 2011(D) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. P.KUMARA DAS, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-03-2010 KRIPA, VASANTHALAYAM COMPOUND, TC 29/1002(5), KOZHIYOTTU LANE, PETTAH P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695024. 2. L.JUSTUS, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-05-2001 KAVANATTUKONAM, KOLLODE P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695473. 3. K.T.CHELLAPPAN, (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, CHENGANNUR DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-09-2004), AYATHIL HOUSE, AREAKARA, MULAKUZHA, CHENGANNUR, PIN-689505. 4. L.CHRISTUDASAN, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-03-2005 CHRIST NIVAS, MOOLAKONAM, KOOVALASSERY P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695512. 5. H.SATHAR SAIT, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-05-2007 'SAFLEKHA', TC 28/1577, KUNJUVEEDU LANE, SREEKANDESWARAM, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695023. 6. V.SASIDHARAN NAIR, (TYRE RETREADER,KSRTC CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-05-2007 AYODHYA, KALLAYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695043. 7. T.STEPHEN DAS, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 29-02-2008 MAKAYIRAM, GOPURATHINKALA, KOTTAPPURAM, KARIPPOOR P.O., NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. V.SAILEM, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-03-2010 CHRIST VILLA, NEDUMKUZHI, MULAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (CNTD...2) WP(C).No. 20438 of 2011(D) ::2:: 9. J.STANLY, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-03-2010 JIJI NIVAS, PERUKAVU, PERUKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695573. 10. C.CHELLAPPAN ASSARY, (BLACK SMITH, KSRTC CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 30.04.2002 C.S.VIHAR, ANANDESWARAM, CHEMPAZHANTHY P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695587. 11. P.B.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (STATION MASTER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-04-2004) DHANWANTHARI, PANAVALLY P.O., CHERTHALA, PIN-688566. 12. L.CHANDRAN ASSARY, (BLACK SMITH, KSRTC, VIZHINJAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-05-2004), VALIYAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, KANULA, KANULA P.O., KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 13. N.GOPALAKRISHNAN ASSARI, (PAINTER, KSRTC VIZHINJAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-06-2004), SREE KRISHNA, CHAVADINADA, VENGANOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695523. 14. L.BRAHMESAN ASARY, (SELECTION GRADE CLERK, KSRTC, POOVER DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2006), NANDANAM, VENGANOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695523. 15. R.VISWANATHAN ASARI, (BLACK SMITH, KSRTC KANIYAPURAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-04-2006), SWATHY LAYAM, KOYTHOORKONAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 16. J.JOHNY, (DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, CHIEF OFFICE, RETIRED ON 31-05-2007) NEELIKAD HOUSE, CHUNGOM WARD, IRON BRIDGE P.O., ALAPPUZHA II. 17. K.K.SHAJI, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) CHITHRA NIVAS, MALAYAM, MALAYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695571. BY ADV. MR.K.P.RAJEEVAN (CNTD....3) WP(C).No. 20438 of 2011(D) ::3:: RESPONDENT: --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV.MR.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 20438 of 2011(D) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER DTD.NIL. EXT.P2: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER DTD.NIL. EXT.P3: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER DTD.NIL. EXT.P4: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL. EXT.P5: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL. EXT.P6: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P7: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P8: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P9: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 9TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P10: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 10TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P11: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 11TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P12: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 12TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P13: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 13TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P14: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 14TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P15: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 15TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P16: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 16TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL EXT.P17: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 17TH PETITIONER DTD.NIL RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL ..... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.20438 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 27th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 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 respondent Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the ::2:: W.P.(C).No.20438 Of 2011 directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the 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 respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners 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 each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-