IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25158 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.CHANDRAN, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) S.S.BHAVAN, T.C.35/472, VIDYA GARDENS, 226 VALIATHURA, VALLAKADAVU P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. D.JAYAKUMARAN NAIR, (SPL, GRADE MECHANIC KSRTC, CENTRALWORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) JOSE VILLA, THAMPURAN MUKKU, ANJALI LANE, VANCHIYOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JEROME GOMEZ, (MECHANIC, KSRTC, TVM CENTRAL DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) JOSE VILLA, THAMPURAN MUKKU, ANJALI LANE, VANCHIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. S.SUDHAKARAN NAIR, (ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, KSRTC, TVM CITY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) ARAMAM, TC 79/1054, KARIKKAKAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. K.S.SIVAM, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, TVM CENTRAL DEPOT RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) VIVEKANANDA STREET, ARIASALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. T.NIRMALAN NAIR, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, TVM CITY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) SHYLAJA BHAVAN, KARIKKAKAM, BEACH P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. G.SREEKANTAN, (PUMP OPERATOR, KSRTC, TVM CENTRAL DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2010) MANNARAKKADU VEEDU, TC 37/1328, FORT P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. K.VIJAYAN, (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, TVM CENTRAL DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-1-2008), T.C.28/1007, KUNNAPURAM, KAITHAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN WP(C).No. 25158 of 2010(T) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.25158/2010-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 11th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners have retired from the service of the Corporation on 31/03/2010, except the eighth petitioner who retired from service on 31/10/2008. They are seeking for a direction to the respondent to disburse the amount of terminal leave surrender of salary in the light of Clause XXIV of the Bilateral Agreement of 13/04/1999. 2. It is submitted that the petitioners are in dire necessity for money to meet their medical expenses and clear off their liabilities. There will be a direction to the respondents to disburse the said benefits, namely, the terminal leave surrender amount to the petitioners within a period of two months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms