IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2010 / 27TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31934 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.SASIDHARAN NAIR, (CHARGE MAN, K.S.R.T.C., VELLANAD DEPOT., RETIRED ON 31.3.2010), KRISHNA KRIPA, MADANPARA LANE, NARUVAMMOODU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, VELLANAD DEPOT., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA STATE TRANSPORT WORKER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LTD.NO.T.133, THAMPANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY STANDING COUNSEL SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL FOR R1 & R2 ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC KSTW CO.OP SOCIET FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.31934 Of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 19th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the Corporation on 31.3.2010 on attaining superannuation. In view of the heavy debt the petitioner has incurred, he seeks for a direction to the 1st respondent to disburse the retirement benefits. The petitioner states that the marriage of his daughter was conducted by availing loans from different sources. Loan was obtained from the 3rd respondent-Society also and because of the financial difficulties, the instalment fell in arrears. Exhibit P3 is the notice issued by the Society on 30.12.2009. It is mentioned that the wife of the petitioner is a cancer patient and lot of amounts have been incurred for medical expenses. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation and the learned counsel for the 3rd respondent- Society. 3. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to conduct due enquiry and take appropriate steps to disburse the amount of DCRG and commuted value of pension to the W.P.(C)No. 31934/10 -2- petitioner after recovering and paying the amounts due to the 3rd respondent -Society, within a period of two months. For enabling the Corporation to recover the actual amounts due to the 3rd respondent, the 3rd respondent will intimate the liability as on today to the Corporation. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn