IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2009 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 13692 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M.M. GANGADHARAN, RTD. CHARGEMAN K.S.R.T.C, MANNARAPOTTA HOUSE, VELLA ROAD, MANKARA.P.O, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH RESPONDENT: --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC ADV SHRI. JOHNSON P. JOHN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 13692 OF 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th May, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the KSRTC on 30.6.2007. His complaint is that his Death cum Retirement Gratuity, commuted pension and other pensionary benefits are not paid. In the normal circumstances the pensionary benefits are disbursed according to priority and in accordance with directions issued by this Court in this regard in previous proceedings. The petitioner seeks priority in disbursement of his pensionary benefits on the ground that he is in acute need of money for conducting the marriage of his daughter which is scheduled to be held on 28.5.2009. A photostat copy of the marriage invitation is produced as Ext.P4. 2. I have heard counsel for the petitioner as well as the standing counsel for the KSRTC. 3. The standing counsel does not dispute the genuineness of the need put forward by the petitioner. He submits that in the circumstances of the case, he has no objection in disbursing the retirement benefits on priority, at an early date. 4. In the above circumstances, there will be a direction to the WPC 13692/2009 2 respondent to disburse the death cum retirement gratuity, commuted pension and other pensionary benefits due to the petitioner out of turn, on priority basis, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two weeks from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 13692/2009 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: