IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3743 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. JOBKUTTY THOMAS, (CONDUCTOR, K.S.R.T.C, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.7.2004), KARUKANTHARA, OLATHALA, PATTANAKKADU.P.O., CHERTHALA. 2. P.HARSHA KUMAR, (CONDUCTOR, K.S.R.T.C, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30.11.2008), HARISREE, MAYITHARA.P.O., CHERTHALA. 3. B.K.SYAMALA KUMARI, (SUPERINTENDENT, KSRTC, VELLANADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2010), DHANYA, KALLAMAM, PANNIYODU.P.O., KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT : ---------------------- KERALA STAE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN – 695 023. BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANADAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 3744/2011 & CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NOs. 3743, 3744, 3869, 3926, 3969, 3998, 4007 & 4065 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners in these Writ Petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). The question involved in these Writ Petitions is with respect to their entitlement to get the arrears of pay and pension in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.199 executed between the Corporation and its employees. Evidently, petitioners whose date of retirement falls on 1.11.1999 or thereafter are entitled to get only the arrears of pay revision for the period from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999. In the case of retirees between 1.3.1997 and 31.10.1999, they are entitled to arrears of pay as also pension in terms of the bipartite settlement. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in terms of the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C).No. 34325/2010 and connected matters, the petitioners are entitled to such benefits as has been directed to be disbursed to the similarly circumstanced persons viz., the petitioners therein. The learned W.P.(C) NO.3743, 3744, 3869, 3926,3969, 3998, 4007& 4065 OF 2011 2 standing counsel appearing for the respondents also endorsed the same. In the circumstances, these Writ Petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the benefits to the petitioners viz., arrears of pay revision for the period from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999/ arrears of pay and pension for the period from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 depending on their entitlement based on their respective date of retirement, in the light of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 executed between the Corporation and its employees within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the above stipulated period, the said amount would carry interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.3743, 3744, 3869, 3926,3969, 3998, 4007& 4065 OF 2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.3743, 3744, 3869, 3926,3969, 3998, 4007& 4065 OF 2011 4