IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2010 / 16TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20954 of 2010(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.SREEKUMARAN NAIR, SREEPADAM, T.C. 10/2054 (3), ARIKONAM LAKE, KANJIRAMPARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR TVPM CITY UNIT RETIRED ON 31.3.2010). BY MR.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENT: ---------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY MR.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20954 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the respondent Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.03.2010 as Inspector in Thiruvananthapuram City unit. The petitioner seeks for a direction to disburse the DCRG and commuted value of pension. 2. It is pointed out that while in service, the petitioner availed a housing loan of Rs.8 lakhs jointly with his wife Padmakumary from State Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram in two loan accounts for the purpose of construction of a residential building. He has availed of another two loans of Rs.1 lakh and Rs.50,000/- each from the KST Workers Cooperative Society Ltd. and Vattiyoorkavu Service Cooperative Bank for the very same purpose. 3. It is pointed out that the Banks concerned have taken steps to recover the amounts and Exhibits P2 to P4 are the W.P.(C) No.20954/2010 2 notices received by him recently. The total liabilities in all the three loan accounts come to Rs. 10,24,722/-. It is, therefore, prayed that the Corporation may be directed to disburse the DCRG and commuted value of pension to meet the demands of the said Banks. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC submitted that the Corporation will conduct an enquiry in the matter and if the reasons are found genuine, the amount towards DCRG and commuted value of pension will be disbursed to the petitioner within a period of two months. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp