IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2011 / 11TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14760 of 2011(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. J.VALSAPPAN INSPECTOR, NEYYATTINAKARA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31.3.2011 VALSAS, MITRANIKETHAN P.O, VELLANAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. T.PADMANABHAN NAIR (TICKET ISSUER,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011), HARISREE TC 41/1717 (I), MANACAUD P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. R.MOHANAKUMAR (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, PEROORKADA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31.3.2011) SARARDA BHAVAN, NEDUMAN KALLAYAM P.O, PEROORKADA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-43. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 023. BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2011,ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NOS. 14763/2011 AND 14802/2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). Nos.14760, 14763 & 14802 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners in all these Writ petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation). They retired from its service on diverse dates. Essentially, the grievance of the petitioners is with respect to the non-disbursement of the 1997 pay revision benefits in terms of the bipartite settlement executed between the Corporation and its employees on 13.4.1999. The benefits of pay revision flowing from the same includes arrears of pay and pension. The entitlement to arrears of pay and pension depends upon the date of retirement. In the case of persons who retired from the service of the Corporation on or before 31.10.1999, they are entitled to arrears of pay and pension. In the case of those who retired from the service of the Corporation on or after 1.11.1999, they are entitled to arrears of pay only. I have considered the entitlement of similarly situated retirees from the service of the Corporation in W.P.(C).No.34325 and connected matters. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the claim and W.P.(C)14760/2011 & Conn.cases 2 entitlement of the petitioners are to be decided in the light of the said decision and also taking note of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999. The learned standing counsel would also endorse the same. In the circumstances, these Writ Petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to quantify and disburse the benefits payable to the petitioners flowing from the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 taking into account the dates of retirement of the petitioners in the light of the decision of this Court in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected matters. The quantification and disbursement of the benefits flowing from the said settlement dated 13.4.1999, in the light of this judgment shall be done expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months 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 each of the petitioners, the said amount would carry interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc //true copy// P.A. to Judge W.P.(C)14760/2011 & Conn.cases 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C)14760/2011 & Conn.cases 4