IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 22ND MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4525 of 2011(M) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.K.KRISHNAN, CHARGEMAN (RETD.), KSRTC, R/W KOZHIKODE, THATTAN KANDI HOUSE, KANNADIPOIL P.O., BALLUSSERY KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 4. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE – 04. R1 TO R4 BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.4525 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 11th February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.03.2010. This writ petition has been filed mainly with the prayer for out of turn disbursement of the pensionary benefits including DCRG, Commuted value of pension and Terminal leave surrender salary. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and also the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 3. Disbursement of retirement benefits in Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short `the Corporation') is being governed by the directions in W.A.No.289 of 2001 and a deviation from the same is permissible only in exceptional cases. To bring forth such an exceptional circumstance the petitioner has produced Ext.P2 which would reveal that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter is to be solemnized on 26.3.2011. In view of the earlier decisions of this Court the respondents are bound to conduct an enquiry to find out its genuineness. The learned standing counsel for the Corporation submitted that such an enquiry would be conducted. It is further submitted that in case it is ultimately WP(C).No.4525/2011 2 found that the request of the petitioner is genuine, all the pensionary benefits would be disbursed to him expeditiously. In these circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of as hereunder:- The respondents shall enquire into the genuineness of the request and the reasons made by the petitioner for the purpose of getting an out of turn disbursement of the pensionary benefits, that is, in deviation from the directions of this Court in W.A.No.289 of 2001. In case it is found that the request made by the petitioner is genuine, all the amount due to the petitioner towards the pensionary benefits including DCRG shall be disbursed to him within three weeks. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // True copy // P.S. to Judge