IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 8525 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.A.KASSIM, S/O.K.K.ABDUL KHADER, AGED 56 YEARS, RETIRED CHARGEMEN, K.S.R.T.C., DTO, ALUVA, BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO SMT.C.M.CHARISMA SRI.N.A.SHAFEEK RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C, DTO, ALUVA. BY SRI. K. PRABHAKARAN - SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.8525 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner is a retired employee of the KSRTC. As per the scheme framed by this Court for payment of retirement benefits due to the retired employees of the KSRTC, the retired employees have to stand in the queue in accordance with the priority of date of retirement. The petitioner has sought out of turn payment, for which, according to the petitioner, provision is made in the scheme framed by this Court. The petitioner submits that he is in dire need of money for conducting marriage of his daughter which has already been scheduled, to prove which, he has produced documents along with the writ petition. I had directed the Standing Counsel for the KSRTC to ascertain the genuineness of the claim. The learned Standing Counsel reports that the claim of the petitioner is genuine. 2. A Division Bench of this Court had in similar cases permitted such out of turn payment for the purpose of marriage W.P.(c)No.8525/08 2 of daughters of the petitioners in those writ petitions with certain conditions. Accordingly, following the Division Bench decision in W.P.(C)No.33094/2007 and connected cases, I pass the following directions in this writ petition. The KSRTC shall pay to the petitioner the balance retirement benefits due to him within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The payment shall be made from other funds of the KSRTC and not from the 10 per cent collection set apart for paying amounts due to the pensioners who are waiting in the queue. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.8525/08 3