IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29919 of 2011(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. V.D. JOHN, S/O.DAVID VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, SOUTH PARAVOOR P.O., VIA. UDAYAMEPEROOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31.10.1997 FROM ERNAKULAM). 2. A.V. JOSEPH, S/O.VARGHESE ASSARIPARAMBIL HOUSE, VAREKATTIL ROAD VYTTILA P.O., COCHIN, (VEHICLE SUPERINTENDENT KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.8.2001 FROM ERNAKULAM). 3. M.P. MATHEW, S/O.PATHROSE MANAPPILLIL HOUSE, KUREECKAD P.O., VIA. THIRUVANKULAM, PIN- 682 305. (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.1999 FROM ERNAKULAM). 4. T.J. LAWRENCE, S/O.JOSEPH THATTASSERY HOUSE, EDACOCHIN P.O., COCHIN- 682 006, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.7.2003 FROM ERNAKULAM). 5. ISSAC OOMMEN,S/O.OOMMEN VADAKKEDATHU HOUSE, KOCHARA P.O., CHETTUKUZHY, VANDANMEDU, PIN- 685 551 (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.12.2008 FROM KATTAPPANA). 6. P.P. JOSEPH, S/O.PERU, PALLATHUSSERY HOUSE, NARAKKAL P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.2003 FROM ALUVA). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) WP(C).No. 29919 of 2011(L) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 23. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ERNAKULAM-682 011. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KATTAPPANA-686 571. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ALUVA-683 101. BY ADV. MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 29919 of 2011(L) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA.23/1500/09 DT. 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 20.11.2011 IN WPC.27941/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.29919 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 10th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of ::2:: W.P.(C).No.29919 Of 2011 receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C).No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners, expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondent Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-