IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2010 / 29TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22643 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.SASIDHARAN,RETD.DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,CHITHRANJALI,ARALUMOODU.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 123. BY MR.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENT: ---------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR,TRNSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY MR. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22643 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.03.2010. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to release the amount covered by DCRG, commuted value of pension and earned leave surrender to meet the expenses in connection with the marriage of the daughter of the petitioner which is fixed to take place on 18.10.2010. Exhibit P2 is the copy of the invitation card of the marriage. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. In Writ Appeal No.289/2001, there is a direction to pay the retirement benefits only in accordance with priority on the basis of the date of retirement. But, it was made clear therein that the amount can be disbursed if otherwise ordered by this Court in appropriate writ petitions. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation submitted W.P.(C) No.22643/2010 2 that after conducting due enquiries with regard to the genuineness of the demand made by the petitioner, the amount will be disbursed within a period of two months. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Corporation to conduct an enquiry in the matter and disburse the amount within a period of two months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp