IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2009 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6159 of 2009(L) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------- V.G. SEBASTIAN, AGED 59, S/O. GEORGE, VELIPARAMBIL HOUSE, 8/640-A, NEAR GOVT. HOSPITAL, COCHIN -34, (DRIVER, RETIRED KSRTC, N. PARUR) PPO No.34569. BY MR.P.JAYAKUMAR, ADVOCATE. MR.V.N.MOHANADASAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., N. PARUR. BY MR. JOHNSON P. JOHN, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.6159 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.1.2005. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that even though, as per the priority of date of retirement, the petitioner's turn for payment of the retirement benefits in accordance with the scheme framed by this Court has arrived, the petitioner has not yet been paid his balance DCRG. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation also. In spite of granting four adjournments, the learned Standing Counsel is unable to get instructions. However, the learned Standing Counsel does not dispute the fact that the persons, who have retired subsequent to the date of retirement of the petitioner, have already been paid their benefits in full. That being so, there is no reason why the petitioner's balance DCRG should not be paid. W.P.(c)No.6159/09 2 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the balance DCRG due to the petitioner is disbursed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.6159/09 3