IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2007 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 36519 of 2007(V) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. P.K.CHELLAPPAN (PF NO.34312, PPO.NO. 39761), NIKHIL BHAVAN, ANGADICKAL SOUTH P.O., KODUMON (VIA), PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR, RETD. ON 28.2.2007 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA DEPOT.) 2. A.RAJAN, (PF NO.17019), RAJA MANDIRAM, CHELLAMCODU, NEDUMANGADU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN, RETD. ON 31.10.2007 FROM VELLANADU DEPOT.) 3. M.EAPEN, MALAYIL HOUSE, POOMALA P.O., PENNUKKARA, CHENGANNUR. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETD. ON 31.10.2007 FROM CHENGANNUR DEPOT.) 4. K.SOMARAJAN NAIR, (PF NO.16705, PPO.NO. 39306), HARITHAM, PUTHUMALA P.O., EZHAKULAM, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-691 554. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT, RETD. ON 31.05.2007 FROM PUNALUR DEPOT.) 5. V.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, (PF NO.23191, PPO.NO.38030), VILAYILAZHIKATHU VEEDU, VELLAKULANGARA, MANAKALA P.O., ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-691 551. (STATION MASTER, RETD. ON 31.10.2006 FROM ADOOR DEPOT.) 6. M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (PF NO.27622, PPO.NO.40240), ILLIKULAM HOUSE, THAKAZHY P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (STATION MASTER, RETD. ON 30.06.2007 FROM PEROORKADA DEPOT.) WP(C).No. 36519/2007(V) -2- 7. M.RAJENDRAN, (PF NO.34020, PPO.NO. 40339), MAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, KIZHAKKANELA P.O., PARUPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETD. ON 31.10.2007 FROM KILIMANOOR DEPOT.) 8. V.SASIDHARAN, (PF NO.37303), VAZHITHALACKAL VEEDU, ANACHAL, KALAMACHAL P.O., VAMANAPURAM (VIA), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (MACHINIST SPL. GRADE, RETD. ON 31.10.2007 FROM KILIMANOOR DEPOT.) 9. C.A.DIVAKARAN, (PF NO.20842), CHIRAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, VELLOOR P.O., PAMPADY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, RETD. ON 31.07.2007 FROM KOTTAYAM DEPOT.) 10. N.JAYAPRAKASH, (PULARI, CLAPPANA NORTH, CLAPPANA P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR, RETD. ON 28.02.2007 FROM KARUNAGAPPALLY DEPOT.) BY ADV. SRI.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN (SREEVALSAM) RESPONDENT: ------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023. BY ADV.SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No. 36519 of 2007(v) ======================= Dated this the 11th day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners retired from service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Their grievance is that although their retirement benefits are liable to be disbursed only in accordance with the priority of retirement, they are entitled to payment of their provident fund amounts and staff welfare fund amounts. The petitioners therefore seek a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioners the said amounts expeditiously. The learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC submits that the amounts would be paid within two months. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp