IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2010 / 16TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37590 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR,(TICKET ISSUER, KSRTC,NEDUMANGAD DEPOT,RETIRED ON 31.01.2009), SREEKANDA VILASAM,OLIPPUNADA,NARUVAMOODU.PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KSRTC, NEDUMANGAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KST WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, NO.T 133,THAMPANNOOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC KSTW CO.OP SOCIET FOR R3 SC FOR R1 SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.37590 OF 2009 (P) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was an employee under the first respondent and retired on 31.1.2009, on attaining the age of superannuation. His retirement benefits including DCRG and commuted value of pension are not disbursed. He seeks payment on preferential basis, on the ground that he is facing distress action initiated by the 3rd respondent as per Exts.P3 to P5. The 3rd respondent has also filed a counter affidavit confirming that the petitioner has liability towards it. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondents 1 and 2 to pay the amount sufficient to discharge the liability indicated in Exts.P3 to P5 from out of the retirement benefits due to the petitioner. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within one month from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC.No. /09 :2 :