IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2010 / 1ST SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 20198 of 2010(Y) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. S.SYAMA PRASAD (DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, PEROORKADA RETIRED ON 30-09-2007) RADHA BHAVAN, KARETE, PULIMATH PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. A. ABDUL VAHAB (SUPERINTENDENT , KSRTC, KANIAPURAM DEPOT RETIRED ON 31-10-2007)CHERUKARA POTHENCODE PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M.RADHAKRISHANAN NAIR (INSPECTOR , KSRTC, KANIAPURAM, RETIRED ON 30-11-2007) RAMA MANDIRAM, KADINAMKULAM, PUTHUKUKRICHI PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. M.MOHAMMED RASHEED (SENIOR ASSISTANT , KSRTC, KANIAPURAM DEPOT RETIRED ON 31-12-2007) RSNIVAS, NEAR GOVT UPS KANIAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ KERALA STATE ROAD, TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.20198/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. P2:- COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM DTD. 24.12.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 19.11.2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. P4:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA. NO.210/2010 DTD. 25.2.2010. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 20198 of 2010-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. They retired from service on various dates between 30.9.2007 and 31.12.2007. Ext.P1 is an order issued by the Corporation revising the pay and pension of employees and retirees. It is pointed out in the writ petition that the pension payable to the pensioners have been revised with effect from 1.3.2006 and the monetary benefits at the enhanced rate shall have effect from 1.4.2009. The complaint raised in the writ petition is that even though the said benefit was granted to other similarly placed retirees, with regard to the petitioners, the amounts have not been disbursed so far. 2. The petitioner s are relying upon Ext.P4 judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A. No.210/2010. Similarly placed retirees of the Corporation approached this Court seeking various reliefs and the Division Bench directed that the amounts will be paid to the appellants within one month and if the same is not paid within the said time limit, the amount due to the appellants shall carry interest at the rate of 6% from 1.6.2009. wpc 20198/2010 2 Therefore, the writ petition is allowed. It is declared that the petitioners are also entitled for the benefit of Ext.P4 judgment and the amounts due to them will be disbursed within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, and if the same is not disbursed within the above time limit, the amount will carry interest at the rate of 6% from 1.6.2009. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/