IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2011 / 1ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1634 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. K.RAVEENDRAN, THUSHARA, DARSHAN NAGAR- 321, KUDAPPANAKKUNNU P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, CITY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/03/2010). 2. K.SELVADAS, SENAI, NEAR AIR, ENGINEERING COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, CITY DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/3/2010). 3. G.STANLY RAJ, JAYADEVA BHAVAN, KALLAYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (INSPETOR, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/08/2002). 4. K.V.VARADARAJAN NAIR, KRITHIKA, KP 1/42, VEILIKUNNU, MUKKOLA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (SPL.ASST.PEROORKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/10/2003). 5. K.SUKUMARAN NAIR, KRISHNAVILASOM, NINOBHA NIKETHAN P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (MECHANIC, NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30/04/2000). 6. S.K.SASIKUMAR, RAJ BHAVAN, CHANGA, ARYANADU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR-CENTRAL DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/10/2004). 7. B.SATHYAN, VEDATRAYAM, KAILAS LANE, KLRA-48, KUDAPPANAKUNNU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRIT. (INSPECTOR, PEROORKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/03/2010). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN W.P.(C)NO.1634/2011 RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.1634 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are the retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). On 13.4.1999, bipartite settlement of pay revision agreement was executed in the Corporation with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997. The contention of the petitioners is that in terms of the provisions under the said settlement, they are entitled to get the pay revision benefits from 1.3.1997. The entitlement of persons like the petitioners to such pay revision benefits in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 came up for consideration before this Court in a number of writ petitions. In fact, I also had an occasion to consider such an issue in W.P.(C).No. 34325 of 2010 and connected matters. Relying on the earlier decisions of this Court, appropriate directions were issued for disbursement of pay revision benefits flowing from the above mentioned bipartite settlement to the petitioners therein. The contention of the petitioners is that they are entitled to the same benefits in terms of Ext.P8 judgment of this Court which was virtually affirmed by the W.P.(C) NO.1634/2011 2 dismissal of SLP No.27713/2008 as is obvious from Ext.P9. In fact, all these aspects were considered in W.P.(C)No.34325/2010. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent would submit that the entitlement of the petitioners to the benefit of 1997 pay revision based on the above mentioned bipartite settlement could not be disputed in view of the earlier decisions on the issue and therefore, it would be disbursed to the petitioners in terms of directions in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected matters. In view of the said position obtained in this case, this Writ Petition is disposed of holding that the petitioners are entitled to the arrears of 1997 pay revision effected in the Corporation from 1.3.1997 till 31.10.1999 or the respective date of their retirement, whichever is earlier. The arrears, on account of such pay revision, shall be disbursed to the petitioners within a period of six months 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 respondent to disburse the amount within the stipulated time, it would carry interest at the rate of 8.5%. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.1634/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.1634/2011 4