IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2010 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35787 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.K.GOPI, EDATHUMPADICKAL,THEKKEVILA PO QUILON 16,(RETIRED AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE KSEB ON 31/8/2003 AN). 2. A.SREEKUMARI,MUNDIATH,VEEKSHANAM ROAD KOCHI 682 018, (RETIRED AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE KSEB ON 1/3/06 AN) 3. K.SITHLEKSHMI,25/524, POORNASREE, ANCHAL ROAD, THRIPOUNITHARA 682 301, (RETIRED AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE KSEB ON 1/12/2003 AN) 4. TREASA GONSALVEZ, GLELNT,XL 111/597, CEMETERY JUNCTION,CHITTUR ROAD,KOCHI 692 018 (RETIRED AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE KSEB ON 1/3/2004 AN) 5. ANNE AMMA KKORAH, KONNOTH HOUSE ST.BENEDICT ROAD, ERNAKULAM KOCHI 682 018 (RETIRED AS REGIONAL AUDIT OFFICER FROM THE KSEB ON 1/3/06) 6. LUCY MATHAI, CHULLIKKATTU HOUSE ALANGAD PO, NEAR KEMHS, KOTTAPPURAM 683 511, RETIRED AS REGIONAL AUDIT OFFICER FROM THE KSEB ON 1/6/2005) BY ADV. SMT.P.K.RADHIKA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN PATTOM PALACE PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -4. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, HRMS, VAIDUTHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM PALACE PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -4 ADV.K.S.ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2010, A/W. W.P.(C).No.36908/2010 & CONNECTED CASE, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).Nos.35787, 36795 & 36908 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 10th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in these three writ petitions were employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board. After retirement, the scales of pay of employees of the Board were revised retrospectively with effect from a date prior to the date of retirement of the petitioners. Consequently, their pay had been revised. The grievance of the petitioners in these writ petitions is that they were not given consequent arrears of commuted value of pension due to them, which they are legally entitled to. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board also. 3. A learned Single Judge of this Court has, in W.P.(C).No. 26661/2009 and connected cases, upheld the right of similarly placed persons for arrears of commuted value of pension on the basis of the revised pay. Therefore, the petitioners are also entitled to the benefits prayed for in these writ petitions. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse to the petitioners arrears of commuted value of pension on the basis of the revised pay, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2