IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13359 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.KRISHNAN KUTTY,S/O.KUTTAN, (DRIVER PAPPANAMCODE UNIT), AGED 56 YEARS,THETTIVILA, THEKKARIKU PUTHEN VEEDU,PERINGAMMALA, KALLIYOOR P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT PERSONAL OFFICER,(PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICER (IA), OFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC ADV. SRI. JOHNSON P. JOHN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.13359 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner retired as Driver in November, 2007. He seeks payment of pensionary benefits covered by Ext.P1 out of turn citing the marriage of his daughter as the reason. The case of marriage is found to be genuine, submits the learned counsel for the respondents. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has only 11 years of service to his credit and the amount due to the petitioner is less than Rs.One Lakh. It is also stated that the petitioner has borrowed money from friends and relatives on the belief that he will get the retirement benefits. It is also stated that the petitioner has not been paid the Provident Fund and Staff Welfare Fund apart from Commuted Value of Pension. The writ petition is disposed of as follows: There will be a direction to the first respondent to disburse the amount due to the petitioner by way of DCRG within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment in accordance with law provided there is no liability which the petitioner has to satisfy. Regarding the claim for Provident Fund and Staff Welfare Fund, there will be a direction to the first respondent to disburse the same within a period of WPC.13359/2008. 2 one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb