IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20320 of 2011(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. A.HASHIM, S/O.N.ALIYARUKUNJU, AZAD MANZIL, KUNNIYAKULANGARA, VEMBAYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (CHARGEMAN, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-3-2011). 2. M.RAHIM, KOCHUVILA HOUSE, KOCHUVILA PO, PERINGAMMALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (PUMP OPERATOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-3-2011). 3. S.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR, KUMARA BHAVAN, AYIRA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PARASSALA DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-3-2011). 4. B.SREEKANTAN NAIR, PANACHIVILA VEEDU, POTTAYIL, MALAYINKIL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (CHARGEMAN, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PAPPANAMCODE DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-3-2011). 5. N.SUBHASH, KRISHNA VILASAM, NENMANI, MANTROTHURUTHU, KOLLAM. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KARUNAGAPPALLY DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-5-2007). Kss ..2/- ..2.... WPC.NO.20320/2011 L 6. P.CHARLES, RENJITH SADANAM, MANGALAKAL, AMACHAL P.O. KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (GARAGE MAZDOOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KATTAKKADA DEPOT - RETIRED ON 31-3-2011). BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. 3. THE PERSONAL OFFICER (PENSION KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD - 695 124. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PARASSALA - 681 541. 6. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PAPPANAMCODE - 691 660. 7. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KARUNAGAPPALLY - 691 504. 8. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KATTAKKADA - 695 008. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.20320/2011 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1(A): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. P1(B): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. P1(C): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 3RD PETITIONER. P1(D): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. P1(E): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 5TH PETITIONER. P1(F): COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 6TH PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF JUDGMENT DTD. 12/04/2011 IN WP(C) NO.11908/11 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20320 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘Corporation’). The petitioners pray for a direction to the Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary amount without delay. The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are legally entitled to get their terminal leave surrender salary immediately on retirement, but the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. 2. When the matter was taken up for final hearing today, the learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits that the terminal leave surrender salary, to which the petitioners are legally entitled, will be disbursed within a period of one month. The submission is recorded. Some other employees of the Corporation moved this Court for the very W.P.(C) No.20320/2011 2 same relief by filing W.P.(C) No. 14585/2011 and connected cases. The relief sought for in those cases were allowed by this Court and a direction was issued to the Corporation to calculate and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Following the aforesaid decision of this Court, there will be a direction to the respondent/Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary due to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al