IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18314 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- BRIDGEETHAMMA THOMAS, ELAMKUNNATH HOUSE, THRIKODITHANAM.P.O, CHANGANACHERY, KOTTAYAM. (SUPERINTENDENT(RETD) KSRTC, KOTTAYAM). BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV.SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR (STANDING COUNSEL -KSRTC) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18314 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the 1st respondent- Corporation on 31.3.2010. The main prayer in the Writ Petition is to disburse the Death Cum Retirement Gratuity, commuted value of pension and terminal value of leave surrender salaryto the petitioner. 2. It is pointed out that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter is fixed to be solemnised on 19.8.2010 at St.John's Baptist Church. Exhibit P2 is the copy of the marriage invitation letter. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. The disbursal of the retirement benefits is governed by the directions issued by this Court in Writ Appeal No.289/2001. As per the said judgment, in exceptional cases and on genuine reasons, the priority can be overlooked on the basis of an order passed by this Court. Herein, there is a genuine reason for the petitioner to seek for disbursement of the retirement benefits. W.P.(C)No.18314/10 -2- 4. Therefore, this Writ Petition is allowed. There will be a direction to the respondent to disburse the DCRG, commuted value of pension and terminal value of leave surrender salary expeditiously, at any rate,within a period of six weeks. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn