IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21728 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. V.VASU, VELLANIKATTIL HOUSE, GAMBAM P.O. ARECODE, MALAPPURAM (CHARGEMAN (AUTO), PONNANI SUB DEPOT, RETD). 2. A.RAMAN, CHAPPANGATHOOTIL HOUSE, ARECODE, MALAPURAM (MECHANIC, THAMARASSERY, RETD). 3. V.P.NADI, S/O.NAGAN, PARUKUNNATHU HOUSE, KAVANNUYUR P.O., MALAPPURAM (BLACKSMITH, MALAPPURAM, RETD). 4. T.P.ABDUL KAREEM, SHAREEM COTTAGE, ALICHUVADAU, KUZHIMANNU P.O., MALAPPURAM (MECHANIC, THAMARASSERY, RETD) 5. MOHAMMED YOUSUF, NOORMALAHAL, NEAR ARABIC COLLEGE, ARECODE P.O., MALAPPURAM (STATION MASTER, SULTHAN BATHERY, RETD) 6. ABDUL HAMEED, KUNNTHIL HOUSE, CHERUVAZOOR P.O., VIA. VAZAKKAD (MECHANIC, EDAPAL RETD). 7. N.P.ABDULLA, EZHUTHACHAN THODIYIL HOUSE, P.O.IRIMBILIYAM, VALANCHERRY, MALAPPURAM. (ELECTRICAL CHARGEMAN, EDAPAL RETD) BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 21728 OF 2008 J ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T The only prayer pressed by the learned counsel for the petitioners is for a direction to disburse to the petitioners the amounts due to them as Provident Fund with interest and also Staff Welfare Fund. Heard the learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Corporation also. The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to pay to the petitioners the amounts due to them as Provident Fund with statutory interest from the due date till the date of payment and also Staff Welfare Fund in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if the amounts have not been paid already. Sd/- (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) aks /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE