IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30495 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.K.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI, RAJA NIVAS, KAITHACODE P.O., AYROOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA RETIRED ON 30-4-2006). 2. C.R.RAJENDRAN, CHERUTHITTA, MADAMON P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA RETIRED ON 30-9-2005). 3. C.A.KATHYAR RAWTHER, IDAYILAMUKADI, THONNALLOOR P.O., PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, ADOOR RETIRED ON 31-5-2006). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK WP(C).No. 30495 of 2011(J) ------------------------------- APPENDIX --------- PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS ------------------------------- EXT.P1: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.37034 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.36037 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF PENSION PASS WITH PPO NO.37256 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF 2008 PAY REVISION AGREEMENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 23-8-2011 IN WPC 22843/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE svs HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 30495 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension due to the petitioners from 4/2009 onwards as per the agreement dated 28/11/2008 with interest immediately. 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, -2- W.P.(C).No.30495/2011 within one month from the date of 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, this 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. kcv.