IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21926 of 2011(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. P. DINESAN,BABY SADAN, CHANDANATHOPPU PO, KOLLAM DISTRICT'CONDUCTOR, KOLLAM UNIT RETIRED ON 31-3-2001. 2. D.KARTHIKEYAN,LAKSHMI BHAVAN ARUVIKKARA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT INSPECTOR, VELLANAD DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-3-2011. 3. V.SASIDHARAN NAIR, KRISHNA KRIPA AGRA-82, N.C.C.ROAD, PEROORKADA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR PEROORKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2008. 4. K.KARTHIKEYAN, CHEMMANNUMKUNNEL HOUSE KUMBALAM POIKA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT RETIRED 31.3.2001. BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 21926/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF PENSION PASS WITH PPO NO.23737 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF PENSION PASS WITH PPO NO.44509 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.42239 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.23681 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5: COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 05/09/2008 IN WA NO.1845/2008 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P6: COPY OF ORDER DATED 10/09/2010 IN SLP NO.27713/2008 OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21926 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11h day of August 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed on 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from W.P.(C)No. 21926/2011 2 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest for the period from the date of default till payment. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al.