IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2011 / 17TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21531 of 2011(N) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- V.P.BHARATHAN, VELUTHEDATHPARAMBIL HOUSE, SUKAPURAM POST OFFICE, EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM - 679576. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, THRISSUR, D/R 31.05.2003). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR - 670021. R1 TO 4 BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 21531/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.16604 ISSUED TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE PAGE NOS. 1,5,6, & 20 OF THE SETTLEMENT DATED 28/11/2008. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA23/001500/2009 DATED 02/03/2009. P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 16/02/2011 IN WPC.NO.4839/2011 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21531 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within W.P.(C) No. 21531/2011 2 one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al