IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37736 of 2010(N) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- 1. M.VASU, MANJAKETTE HOUSE, KALADY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN - RETIRED, K.S.R.T.C., R/W, EDAPPAL). 2. P.K.CHANDRAN, "SAUHRUDHA", KALADY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN - RETIRED, K.S.R.T.C., R/W, EDAPPAL). 3. V.A.JOY, KAINIKKARA HOUSE, EZHUPUNNA P.O., CHERTHALA, PIN-688 548. (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER - RETIRED, K.S.R.T.C., VAIKOM). 4. A.MOHAMMED IQBAL, HOUSE NO.29/136, MONANKAVU, WEST YAKKARA, PALAKKAD. (SUPERINTENDENT - RETIRED, K.S.R.T.C., PALAKKAD). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 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 PERSONNEL OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. ...2/- WP(C).No. 37736 of 2010(N) -2- 4. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, K.S.R.T.C., R/W, EDAPPAL, PIN-679 576. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., PALAKKAD, PIN-678 001. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. V.V. N. NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37736 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. They retired from service on 31.3.2010, 30.11.2008, 31.5.2005 and 30.4.2005 respectively. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek expeditious payment of terminal leave surrender salary on the ground that if the payment of terminal leave salary is delayed they will be put to serious prejudice. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation, submitted that the Corporation will take steps to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary to the petitioners expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take steps to draw and disburse terminal leave surrender salary to the petitioners expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of the judgment before the Managing Director of the Corporation. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.