IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / 1ST POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34695 of 2011(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. P.D.NEELAKANDAN, S/O DAMODARAN BHATTATHIRIPAD PAYOOR MANA, PORKULAM, PAZHANJI (VIA) THRISSUR - 680 542 (INSPECTOR -RETIRED, THRISSUR, D/R 31.3.2004) 2. K. YOOSUFF, S/O MUHAMMED, KADAVATH HOUSE, THOUFEEQUE MANZIL, CHERUTHURUTHY. P.O. THRISSUR (INSPECTOR -RETIRED, THRISSUR, D/R 31.3.2004) BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON 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 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (GENERAL) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSNPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR - 680 023. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH, KURUVATHAZHA,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JM WP(C).No. 34695 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS P1: COPY OF ORDER NO. PA6.008589/04 DT. 17.4.2004 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER P2: COPY OF ORDER NO. PA6.00593/04 DT. 17.4.2004 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER P3: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PA23/001500/2009 DT. 02.03.2009 P4: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN 21531/2011 PRONOOUNCED ON 8.8.2010 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL \\TRUE COPY\\ PA TO JUDGE JM HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34695 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 as per Ext.P3 order and pay the revised pension together with arrears immediately. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 W.P.(C) No.34695/2011 2 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al