IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2011 / 5TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2470 of 2011(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. VAVACHAN LUKOSE, S/O.LUKOSE, NELLIKKATTIL HOUSE, CHELADU P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. (STATION MASTER, RETIRED ON 31/12/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM). 2. K.SASIKUMAR, KOOVAPPILLIL HOUSE, MUTHOLAPURAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 31/5/2007 FROM MOOVATTUPUZHA). 3. PAULOSE.K.MATHEW, KAIPPILLIL HOUSE, M.A.COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM, (INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM). 4. A.M.PAULOSE, ANTHINATTUKUDIYIL, INCHOOR P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31/3/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM). 5. A.C.MATHAI, AVALUMTHADATHIL HOUSE, PINDIMANA, KOTHAMANGALAM. (INSPECTOR , RETIRED ON 28/2/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM) 6. V.K.BALAN, VADAKANCHERY HOUSE, VADASSERY P.O., KOTTAPPADY. (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31/3/2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM). 7. K.K.NARAYANA KARTHA, KAVALAMKUZHY, THRIKKARIYOOR, KOTHAMANGALAM (CONDUCTOR, RETIRED ON 30/6/2006 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM). 8. T.K.JOSEPH, THAKIDIYIL HOUSE, CHELAD P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31/3/2008 FROM PERUMBAVOOR). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT). W.P.(C). NO.2470/2011-G: RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 4. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MOOVATTUPUZHA. 5. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR. R1 TO R5 BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C, K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. ------------------------------ WP(C) No.2470 of 2011 ------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The issue involved in this writ petition is akin to the one heard and decided in WP(C) No.445/2011. 2. The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 01.03.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 01.04.2009. The petitioners are claiming of arrears of pension based on the said bipartite settlement. 3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. Admittedly, the issue involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A No.210/2010 which was relied on by me in WP(C) No. 445/2011 and Exhibit WP(C) No.2470 of 2011 2 P10 judgment. It be so, the respondents are bound to re-fix the pensionery benefits in respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 01.04.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement concluded on 28.11.2008. In view of the said position obtained in this case, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: There will be a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionery benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 01.04.2009 in terms of bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that on failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the arrears of pension in terms of the directions in this judgment, the amount would carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 01.06.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay the petitioners pension at the revised rate. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. rkc