IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2011 / 25TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22129 of 2011(M) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. N.C.MOHANAN, S/O.CHENNI, NIKARTHIL HOUSE, KUTHIATHODE P.O., PIN-688533, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-07-2007 FROM CHERTHALA). 2. P.N.SURENDRAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, PADINJARE KUTTICKATTU HOUSE, AROOR P.O., CHERTHALA. (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-11-2007 FROM CHERTHALA). 3. K.REMESAN, S/O.KARUNAKARAN, KULANGARAYIL HOUSE, KULASEKHARAMANGALAM, VAIKOM-686608, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETIRED ON 31-3-2011 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA PENSION FROM VAIKOM). 4. T.B.RAMACHANDRAN, THERUVIPARAMBIL HOUSE, PIZHALA P.O., SOUTH CHITTOOR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI- 682027. (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-03-2011 FROM NORTH PARAVOOR). 5. V.P.PAUL, VITHAYATHIL HOUSE, ASHTAMICHIRA P.O., MALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-06-2001 FROM MALA). 6. T.K.SURENDRAN NAIR, S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, PUSHPAMANGALATH HOUSE, KADATHY EAST, MARKET P.O., PIN-686673. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-11-2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA. 7. A.AJITH KUMAR, S/O.AYYAPPAN NAIR, 'ANUPAMA', ANICKADU, AVOLY P.O., PIN-686677 (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-09-2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA). 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.22129/2011 8. P.M.JOY, S/O.MANI, KUTTICKATTU HOUSE, VAZHAKULAM P.O., PIN-686670, MUVATTUPUZHA. (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA). BY ADV. 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-691 023 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM-682 011. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA-688 524. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVOOR-683 513. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MALA-680 732. 6. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA-686 661. R1 TO R6 BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.22129/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 18/2/2011 IN WP(C)NO.5244/2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.22129 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay and pension consequent to the 1997 pay revision agreement to the petitioners immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated -2- W.P.(C).No.22129/2011 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry -3- W.P.(C).No.22129/2011 interest at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.