IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2007 / 22ND PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1378 of 2007(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. BABU (CHARGEMAN, K.S.R.T.C. CENTRAL WORKS, RETIRED ON 31-03-06), SHRAYAS, VILABHAGAM, NEDUMKANDA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.1378 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this 12th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Sri.Johnson P.John, the learned Standing Counsel takes notice for the respondent Corporation. 2. Grievance of the petitioner is that the amounts due to him by way of Provident Fund and Staff Welfare Fund are not released to him even though he retired as early as on 31.3.2006. He has further grievance that the salary for the month of April 1996 has not been paid to him. Considering the submissions of Sri.K.P.Rajeevan, the learned counsel for the petitioner and sri.Johnson P.John, learned Standing Counsel, this writ petition will stand disposed of with the following directions:- The respondent will release all the amounts due to the petitioner on account of Provident Fund Closure together with statutory interest and also on account of Staff Welfare Fund within two months of their receiving a copy of this judgment. So also if the salary due to the petitioner for the months of April WPC No.1378/2007 2 1996 has not been paid to him already, that amount also will be paid to the petitioner within the above said period. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge dpk