IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19175 of 2011(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. V.SUBRAMONIAN, MECHANICAL ENGINEER, (RETD. ON 31.5.1998), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RESIDING AT VAZHAYIL, CHELAVOOR P.O., KOZHIKODE. 2. K.KESAVAN NAMBISSAN, SUPERINTENDENT, (RETD. ON 30.4.1998), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RESIDING AT EDATTUMPOYIL HOUSE, MANASSERY P.O., MUKKAM, KOZHIKODE. 3. MARY JOSEPHINE, SUPERINTENDENT, (RETD.), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THAMARASSERRY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.1/48B,NEDUNGADI GARDEN, NADAKKAVU, KOZHIKODE. 4. M.V.RAJAN, SUPERINTENDENT, (VOLUNTARILY RETD. ON 30.4.1998), REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT VASANTHAM, PARAMBAL P.O., MARIKUNNU, KOZHIKODE. 5. P.VASANTHA, SUPERINTENDENT, (RETD. ON 30.11.2001), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT VAZHAYIL HOUSE, CHELAVUR P.O., KOZHIKODE. 6. K.V.NARAYANAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (RETD. ON 30.11.2002), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT KALLADATHUVALAPPIL, KOOTTANAD P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR SRI.K.S.MURALIKRISHNAN NAIR svs ............2/-.... ...2... WPC.NO.19175/2011 RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THAMARASSERY. 5. THE WORKS MANAGER, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE. 6. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 19175/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE FIRST PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF DO. ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF DO. ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF DO. ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6: COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC. NO.13168/2011 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 19175 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14h day of July 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in this writ petition is for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay to the petitioners based on 1997 pay revision with interest within a reasonable time. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C) W.P.(C) No. 19175 of 2011 2 No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C) No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a a copy of this judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P.(C) 34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A. No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed W.P.(C) No. 19175 of 2011 3 above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al.