IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37732 of 2010(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. T.V.BABY, S/O.VARKEY, THENGANAKUNNEL HOUSE, AMBARANIRAPPEL P.O., PIN-686578, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, (ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010 FROM KATTAPPANA). 2. K.S.SUNNY, S/O.K.K.SREEDHARAN NAIR, 'SREENILAYAM', PANAMTHOTTAM P.O., PONKUNNAM, (ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010 FROM KATTAPPANA). 3. FRANCIS REBELLO, S/O.XAVIER REBELLO, PALLACKATTU HOUSE, NEAR ACQUINAS COLLEGE, EDACOCHIN, COCHIN-682 010, (SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED ON 31/10/2007 FROM ERNAKULAM). 4. C.V.RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.VANDI, CHACKOTHARA HOUSE, KEDAMANGALAM, NORTH PARAVOOR P.O., (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 31/5/2007 FROM PARAVOOR). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPROT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. Kss ..2/- ..2.... WPC.NO.37732/2010 N 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KATTAPPANA - 685 508. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM - 682 002. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVOOR - 683 513. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37732 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. They retired from service on 31.3.2010, 31.1.2010, 31.10.2007 and 31.5.2007 respectively. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek expeditious payment of terminal leave surrender salary on the ground that if payment of terminal leave salary is delayed, they will be put to serious prejudice. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation, submitted that the Corporation will take steps to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary to the petitioners expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take steps to draw and disburse terminal leave surrender salary to the petitioners expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of the judgment before the Managing Director of the Corporation. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.