IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 285 of 2011(I) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.J.LONANAN S/O. P.L.JOSEPH, AGED 59 YEARS, PARAMEL, MUTTAL LINK ROAD, MANJUMMEL, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., ERNAKULAM (RETIRED AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FROM THE KSEB ON 1/10/2005 FN) BY ADV. SMT.P.K.RADHIKA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -4. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, HRMS, VAIDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 4. R1 & R2 BY ADV.SRI.K.S. ANIL, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.285 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks payment of arrears of commuted value of pension on the basis of retrospective revision of pay. The eligibility for revision of commuted value of pension in accordance with the retrospective revision of pay was the subject matter in a batch of writ petition namely, W.P.(C) No.26661/09 and connected cases, in which a learned Judge of this Court held that retired employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board are entitled to revised commuted value of pension based on the retrospective revision of pay. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pay the arrears of revised commuted value of pension in accordance with the revised pay as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd