IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2011 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9537 of 2011(N) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. K.A.GEORGE, S/O. ABRAHAM, KUNNATH HOUSE, KEEZHILLAM P.O.(INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31-12-2003 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION 2. K.K.JACOB, S/O. KURUVILLA, KOPPANASSERIL HOUSE, THRIKKALATHUR P.O. KEEZHILLAM (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 28-2-2003 FROM PERUMBAVOOR) 3. P.K.MOHANAN, S/O. KUNJAN, PAPPAMPILLIL HOUSE, NADAMA, TRIPUNITHURA, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31-70-2001 FROM ERNAKULAM), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION. 4. P.A.BABU, S/O. ANANDAN, PULIYADATH HOUSE, CHILAVANNOOR ROAD, KADAVANTHRA, COCHIN - 20 (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31-5-1998 FROM ERNAKULAM) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION. 5. JOY FERNANDEZ, S/O.LAWRENCE, ERAVELI HOUSE, SAUDI BEACH ROAD, THOPPUMPADY, COCHIN - 17, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 31-1-2001 FROM ALWAYE) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 692523. tss W.P.(C) NO.9537/2011 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN - 695023. 3. THE ASISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR, - 683542. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM - 682018. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA - 683101. R1 BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ANTONY R2 TO R4 BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2011, ALONG WITH WPC. NO.9571 OF 2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.9537 & 9571 of 2011 -------------------------------------- Dated 25th March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. Admittedly, the issue involved in these writ petitions is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A.No.210 of 2010. It be so, the respondents are bound to re-fix the pensionery benefits in respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement referred above. In view of the said position obtained in these cases, these writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions: WP(C).No.9537 & 9571/2011 2 There will be a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that in case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the arrears of pension in terms of the directions in this judgment, the amount would carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay the petitioners pension at the revised rate. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // true copy // P.S. to Judge