IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 5TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25669 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. MATHEW JOHN, PARANATTU HOUSE, HARITHA NAGAR, NURANI POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD, PIN-678 004. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 31.12.2008) 2. C.R.VENUGOPAL, CHERTHADATH HOUSE, ANTHIKAD POST OFFICE, THRISSUR, PIN-680 641. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, THRISSUR D/R 30.11.2008) 3. P.K.PATHROSE, PUTHIAMADATHIL HOUSE, PATTIKAD POST OFFICE, THRISSUR, PIN-680 652. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, THRISSUR D/R 31.01.2009) 4 . T.C.ANTONY, THEKKANATH HOUSE, NEAR BLOCK OFFICE, PURANATTUKARA POST OFFICE, THRISSUR, PIN-680551. (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR-RETIRED, GURUVAYOOR D/R 30.06.2002) 5. M.MOHAMMED ALI, NADUVIL HOUSE, MEPARAMBA POST OFFICE, PALAKKAD, PIN-678 006. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 30.06.2004) 6. C.P.NARAYANAN, CHITTAPURATH PUTHEN VEEDU, KALLADIPETTA, PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD, PIN-679313. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 30.11.2007) 7. K.RAJAN, ' RAJAVILAS', 12/26, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD, PIN-679121. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R 31.03.2006) 8. K.R.JOSE, KAROTTE HOUSE, KANNAMKULANGARA.P.O., THRISSUR, PIN-680 007. (INSPECTOR-RETIRED, THRISSUR D/R 31.12.2006) BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON --2-- WP(C)NO.25669/2011 RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD-678 014. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR-680 021. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR-680 101. BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEP KURUVATHAZHA, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: MM WP(C)NO.25669/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO 06757 ISSUED TH OTHE Ist PETITIONER'E P2 COPY OF PENSIONER,S PASS NO. 417200 ISSUED THE THE 2nd PETITIONER P3 COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.16452 ISSUED TO THE 3rd PETITIONER P4 COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.62573 ISSUED T THE 4TH PETITIONER P5 COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO 15435 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER P6 COPY OF PENSIONER,S PASS NO.15485 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER P7 COPY OF PENSIONER'S PASS NO.06783 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER P8 COPY OF THE 1st PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 8th PETITIONER P9 COPY OF PAGE NOS. 1,5,6 & 20 OF THE ORDER NO.LR8/001313/06 DATED 18-02-2009 P10 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA23/001500/2009 DATEDA 02-03-2009 P11 COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.21531/2011 PRONOUNCED ON 08-08-2011 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE MM HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25669 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of September 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation') on different dates. The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondents to pay the arrears of the revised pension with effect from 4/2009 to petitioners 1,2,3,6,7 &8 and the revised pension with arrears to the petitioners 4 & 5 immediately. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. Writ petition filed by other employees for the very same relief, this court disposed of the said cases directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of W.P.(C) No.25669/2011 2 pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in writ petition No. 13255/2011 and connected cases. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay the arrears of the revised pension with effect from 4/2009 to petitioners 1,2,3,6,7 & 8 and the revised pension with arrears to the petitioners 4 & 5 expeditiously, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioners carries 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al