IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1913 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. M.T. SUGUNAN, DRIVER, CHERTHALA KSRTC DEPOT (RETIRED), MATTATHIL HOUSE, THIRUNALLOOR P.O. 2. R. SADANANDAN, DRIVER, CHERTHALA KSRTC DEPOT (RETIRED), POOJAPARAMBIL, CHERTHALA NORTH, C.M.C.10, CHERTHALA. 3. C.G. PRAKASAN, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR (RETIRED),CHERTHALA KSRTC DEPOT RESIDING AT CHEMMATTU VEETTIL, MAYITHARA, CHERTHALA. 4. V.P. PRAHANDALAN, (RETIRED DRIVER), KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, ARANJALILKAL HOUSE, ARTHUNKAL P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., CHERTHALA. BY SHRI.K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.1913 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 16th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Their grievance is that although their retirement benefits are liable to be disbursed only in accordance with the priority of retirement, they are entitled to payment of their provident fund amounts and staff welfare fund amounts. The petitioners, therefore, seek a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioners the said amounts expeditiously. The learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC submits that the amounts would be paid within two months. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2