IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2011 / 28TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 27939 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. C.THANKAPPAN, S/O.CHOTHI,PARACKAL HOUSE, VALAYANCHIRANGARA PO, PERUMBAVOOR 683 556(PEON, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA). 2. P.K.SASI, S/O.P.T.KESAVAN, SANADU,MEZHUVELI PO, PIN 689 507, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,(INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2008 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA) 3. K.SIVASANKAR,S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILAS,PERINJOTTACKAL PO, PIN 689 692,KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/5/2004 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA) 4. R.BALACHANDRAN NAIR,S/O.RAGHAVA KURUP, MANJAKADAMBIL HOUSE,17 MALI, OMALLUR PO, PATHANAMTHITTA (INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/10/2007 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA) 5. K.R.SADANANDAN,S/O.K.G.RAGHAVAN, KADAMANKUNNIL HOUSE,VAKAYAR PO, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA,(INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2008 FROM PATHANAMTHITTA) 6. P.K.BHARGAVAN,KANDATHIL KAPPIL, CHERAMANKULANGARA,ALAPPUZHA (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/7/2003 FROM ALAPPUZHA). 7. KUNJAMMA(FAMILY PENSIONER) W/O.LATE C.T.VELAYUDHAN,PAINTER,CHERTHALA UNIT, EXPIRED ON 19/5/1999,CHATHANKAVIL VEEDU, ULAVAIPU MURI,THAIKATTUSSERY,CHERTHALA. BY ADV. MR.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) (CNTD.....2) WP(C).No. 27939 of 2011(N) ::2:: RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23. 2. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA-04. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATHANAMTHITTA-08 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALAPPUZHA -03. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA-14. ADV.MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27939 of 2011(N) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: JUDGMENT DTD. 18.2.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.5244/2011 PASSED BY THIS COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL ..... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.27939 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 20th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that, similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the ::2:: W.P.(C).No.27939 Of 2011 directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-