IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 5985 of 2009(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K. GOPI, S/O. KRISHNAN, METHASSERY HOUSE, AVITTAPPILLY, MASTTATHUR.P.O, THRISSUR DISTRICT (DRIVER - RETIRED, KSRTC, CHALAKUDY) BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C, CHALAKUDY. ADV. SRI. K. PRABHAKARAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 5985 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 3rd April, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by deduction of certain amounts from his DCRG, which is penal interest charged by the society to which the amount of repayment of loan was due from the petitioner. The instalment amounts were deducted from the petitioner's salary. The penal interest happened to be levied on account of the delay on the part of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation in remitting the deducted amount to the society. According to the petitioner, in so far as the delay is not on account of any conduct of the petitioner, the petitioner cannot be made liable to pay the penal interest. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Corporation also. He submits that steps are being taken to release the deducted amount to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to release the deducted amount of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.