IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2011 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32161 of 2011(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. N.GOPALAKRISHNAN, NARANGAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PANAYOOR POST OFFICE, VANIAMKULAM (VIA)., OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD, PIN-679 522, (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 30/11/2004). 2. P.M.CHANDRAN, PUTHENMARIYINIL HOUSE, NEDUNGOTTUR, SHORNUR I, PALAKKAD, PIN-679 121, (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 31/01/2005). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 023. 2. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD-678 001. BY SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA. S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/12/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.32161/2011-U: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15614 ISSUED TO THE IST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.15482 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: A TRUE COPY OF THE PAGE NOS.1,5,6 & 20 OF THE ORDER NO.LR8/001313/06 DATED 18/2/2009. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF ORDER NO. PA 23/001500/2009 DATED 02/03/2009. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN 21531/2011 PRONOUNCED ON 8/8/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.32161 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. This writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the respondents to pay the arrears of revised pension with effect from 4/2009 to the petitioners as per Ext.P4 order immediately and for a direction to the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 12% per annum to the petitioners on the arrear amount due to them for the culpable delay in paying the revision pension as per Ext.P4 order. 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. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the -2- W.P.(C).No.32161/2011 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 one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C). No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, 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 respondent-Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.