IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2011 / 3RD SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20154 of 2011(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. K.KUNJUKUTTY, BETHEL MANDIRAM, NELLIMUKAL P.O., ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA (DRIVER, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 31/10/1998). 2. R.ASOKA RATNAM, AYODHYA, DESCENT JUNCTION, MUKTHATHALA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT (CHARGEMAN, CHADAYAMANGALAM, RETIRED ON 31/5/2002). 3. K.J.JOHN, SALEM BHAVAN, KARICKOM P.O. KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKKARA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2004). 4. M.R.SREEDHARAN, MAMALAYIL, MOOLAMATTOM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (BLACKSMITH, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2007). 5. M.B.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, MARIYANKAL HOUSE, ARAKULAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (ASSISTANT SERGEANT, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 29/2/2004). 6. T.R.VASUDEVAN NAIR, SREEKOVIL, KOTHANELLOOR P.O., KANAKKARI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (MECHANIC, ERATTUPETTA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/12/2007). 7. K.P.SAHDEVAN, PANCHAJANYAM, ETTUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. (ELECTRICIAN, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/5/2007) 8. A.P.CHACKO, ANJUPARA PUTHENPURAYIL, THODUPUZHA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/12/2002) 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.20154/2011 9. T.T.THOMSON, URUMBIL HOUSE, KARIMKUNNAM P.O., THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. (DRIVER, PALA, RETIRED ON 31/5/2006). 10. E.P.RAVEENDRAN, RAVI SADANAM, KATTAPPANA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2005). 11. K.K.THOMAS, THEKKEPERINGATTU HOUSE, RIVER VIEW ROAD, THODUPUZHA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (ELECTRICIAN, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/12/2007). 12. P.A.VARGHESE, POOVAN HOUSE, ARAKKULAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/10/2007). 13. R.THANKARAJ, KOCHIKKALAYIL, MOOLAMATTAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN, THODUPUZHA, RETIRED ON 31/7/2008). 14. VINCENT PAUL, KUTTICHIRA HOUSE, VAZHATHODE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, KATTAPPANA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010). 15. V.O.GEORGE, ANGADIAYATH HOUSE, MANIPARA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT, KATTAPPANA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2007). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY ADV.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR,SC KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.20154/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS WITH PPO NO.19943 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.26009 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS WITH PPO NO.30013 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.38860 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.29882 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.40892 ISSUEDTO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.39781 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.27951 ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.37140 ISSUED TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. P10 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.35280 ISSUED TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. P11 COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD WITH PPO NO.40958 ISSUED TO THE 11TH PETITIONER. P12 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.40425 ISSUED TO THE 12TH PETITIONER. P13 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.41717 ISSUED TO THE 12TH PETITIONER. P14 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.43763 ISSUED TO THE 12TH PETITIONER. P15 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.39115 ISSUED TO THE 12TH PETITIONER. P16 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 5/9/2008 IN WA.NO.1845/2008 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P17 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10/9/2010 IN SLP NO.27713/2008OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ sts P.S.TO.JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 20154 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in these writ petitions is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent Corporation did not disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to them, in spite of repeated requests. 2.When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved -2- W.P.(C).No.20154/2011 persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated -3- W.P.(C).No.20154/2011 time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.