IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2011 / 31ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 20071 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. MOHANAN C.G, KIZHAKKEDATHU VELI PALLURUTHY COCHIN 682 006, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT COACH BUILDER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31-03-2007 FROM ERNAKULAM. 2. P.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN, JYOTHI BHAVAN ERAVUCHIRA PO, THOTTAKKAD, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT STATION MASTER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31-07-2008 FROM KATTAPPANA PENSION FROM KOTTAYAM. 3. P.IBRAHIM, VATTACKUNNU PUTHENPURAYIL NEAR KSRTC, MOOVATTUPUZHA, DRIVER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-12-2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA. 4. N.R.ANTONY, S/O.RAPHAEL KORATTUKERY HOUSE, PALARIVATTOM, COCHIN-25, MECHANIC KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.1.2008 FROM REGIONAL WORKSHOP,ALWAYE 5. A.J.MICHAEL, S/O.JOSEPH ARACKAL HOUSE, ANJUMANA JUNCTION, EDAPPALLY PO COCHIN-24, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.7.2000 FROM ERNAKULAM. 6. V.Y.MOHAMMED ALI, VATHUKKAPARAMBIL, PONNARIMANGALAM, MULVUKADU PO, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT BOATDRIVER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30-11-2008 FROM ERNAKULAM. 7. V.SREEKUMAR,S/O.N.VASUDEVAN PILLAI THODUPUZHA EAST PO, STATION MASTER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 31-12-2007 FROM ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) (CNTD...2) WP(C).No. 20071 of 2011(H) ::2:: RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA. 5. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALWAYE. ADV.MR.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 20071 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: ORDER NO.P.A.23/001500/09 DTD. 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P9: JUDGMENT DATED 22.2.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.5570/2011 PASSED BY THIS COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.20071 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 22d day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. 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. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of ::2:: W.P.(C).No.20071 Of 2011 receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C).No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation 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 respondent Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-