IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2011 / 29TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19737 of 2011(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. T.R.GOPALAN, THEKKEDATH HOUSE, THRIKKODITHANAM, CHANGANACHERY. (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 30.9.2001 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). 2. K.SURENDRAN, THOTTUMALIYIL, CMC 16, CHERTHALA. (COACH BUILDER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 31.5.2004 FROM REGIONAL WORKSHOP, MAVELIKKARA UNIT, PENSION FROM CHERTHALA). 3. A.K.VARGHESE, INCHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, THRIKKODITHANAM P.O., CHANGANACHERY. (MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 31.5.2004 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). 4. V.E.ELIAS, VATTACHAL, PERUMPANACHY P.O., CHANGANACHERY. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 30.6.2004 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). 5. V.J.PETER, VELLETHARA, MAMPUZHAKKARY, RAMANKARY P.O. (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 31.10.2005 FROM CHENGANNUR UNIT, PENSION FROM CHANGANACHERY). 6. A.C.SREEVASUDEVAN NAIR, PATTEL HOUSE, THEKKEKARA P.O., MANCOMPU. (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 28.2.2006 FROM KOTTAYAM UNIT, PENSION FROM CHANGANACHERY). tss W.P.(C) NO. 19737/2011 7. T.R.KRISHNANKUTTY, MUTTATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, NEELAMPEROOR P.O., KURICHY, KOTTAYAM. (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 28.2.2006 FROM KOZHIKODE UNIT, PENSION FROM CHANGANACHERY). 8. M.S.RAJAN, MALAMPARACKAL HOUSE, ANUGRAHA,MUNDIAPPALLY P.O., THIRUVALLA. (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 31.5.2007 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). 9. C.HARIDAS, THATHANAPPALLI HOUSE, THURUTHY P.O., CHANGANACHERY. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 30.9.2007 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). 10. P.P.LONAPPAN, PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE, MAMPUZHAKARY, RAMANKARY P.O. (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETD. ON 31.10.2007 FROM CHANGANACHERY UNIT). BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN SRI.PRATHEUSH.M.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------------ THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.19737/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE IST PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER . P3;- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5:- COPY OF THE PENSION PAS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. P10:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. P11:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 7.7.2011 IN WPC. 18379/2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 19737 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners retired from the services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on different dates in 2001 and 2004 to 2007. The dates of retirement are mentioned in the writ petition. 2. The relief sought for in the writ petition is for an order directing the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of the revised pension with effect from 1/3/1997 to 31/10/1999 to the petitioners. According to the petitioners, they are entitled for 1997 pay revision arrears with effect from 1/3/1997 to 31/10/1999. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC. 4. The issue involved in this writ petition can be disposed of in terms of the directions in the judgment in W.P.(C). No.34325/2010 and connected matters. This Court after hearing -2- W.P.(C).No.19737/2011 W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected matters directed the Corporation to disburse the arrears of salary and pension, after taking into consideration the bipartite settlement on 13/4/1999. The facts of this case are similar to the case so decided and therefore the petitioners are entitled to get the same relief as has been granted in the said case. 5. A Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.210/2010 also took a similar view and appropriate directions were issued to the Corporation to pay the amount due to the appellants therein and if the same is not paid within the stipulated time, the amount due to the appellants shall carry interest at 6% per annum from 1/6/2009. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to disburse the benefits payable to the petitioners in terms of the directions in the judgment in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected matters. The benefits shall be disbursed to the petitioners within a period of six months -3- W.P.(C).No.19737/2011 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 Corporation to disburse the benefits to the petitioners within the time stipulated above, the amount shall carry interest at 6% per annum. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.