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. 1399 of 2007(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.P. JOSEPH (DRIVER, K.S.R.T.C., CHERTHALA, RETIRED ON 31-07-06), II A 7/79, N.G.O. QUARTERS, THRIKKAKARA P.O., KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 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. 1399 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. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though he retired on July 2006, the amounts due to him by way of Provident Fund Closure and Staff Welfare Fund have not been released and even the monthly pension has not been released so far. Considering the submissions made above, this writ petition will stand disposed of with the following directions: i). All the amounts due to the petitioner on account of the Provident Fund Closure together with statutory interest and also Staff Welfare Fund will be released to him within two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. ii). The Managing Director of the respondent Corporation will take up Ext.P2 immediately and take an early decision on the other claims of the petitioner which are raised through Ext.P2. Decision as directed above will be taken on Ext.P2 at his WPC No.1399/2007 2 earliest and at any rate within two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge dpk