IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2011 / 19TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26719 of 2011(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. A. CHANDRAN, ARIYALLI HOUSE, PANAMTHARA, ANDATHODE POST OFFICE, THRISSUR - 679 564 (ASST. TRANSPORT OFFICER RETIRED, MAVELIKKARA D/R 30/11/2003 RECEIVING PENSOIN FROM GURUVAYOOR) 2. P. HARIDASAN, 'VASANTHAM', VAKKOTHIKALAM, VADAKKANCHERY, PALAKKAD, PIN- 678 683 (INSPECTOR RETIRED, PALAKKAD D/R ON 31/!2/2007) 3. M.V. VINCENT, 'MANJILA', 20/213A, PALLURUTHY POST OFFICE, KOCHI - 682 006 (CONDUCTOR - RETIRED, ERNAKULAM D/R 31/05/2007) 4. C.S. ISSAC, CHAYANPLAKKAL, KUSUMAGIRI POST OFFICE, ATHANI, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM - 682 030 (CONDUCTOR - RETIRED, ERNAKULAM D/R 31/05/2007). BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. Kss ..2/- ..2... WPC.NO.26719/2011 L 2. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD - 678 014. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR - 680 101. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM - 690 101. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.26719/2011 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 62539 ISSUED TO THE FIRST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P2- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 15467 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P3- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 72334 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P4- TRUE COPY OF THE PENSIONER'S PASS NO. 72343 ISSUED TO THE FIRST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT-P5- TRUE COPY OF THE PAGE NOS. 1,5, 6 AND 20 OF THE ORDER NO.LR8/001213/06 DATED 18/02/2009. EXHIBIT-P6- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PA23/001500/2009 DATED 02/03/2009. EXHIBIT-P7- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P(C)NO.35906/2010 PRONOUNCCED ON 1/12/2010 THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 26719 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). 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 2 to 4 and the revised pension with arrears to the lst petitioner as per Ext.P6 order immediately and for a direction directing the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 12% per annum to the petitioners on the arrear amount due to them for the culpable delay in paying the revised pension as per Ext.P6 order. 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. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, -2- W.P.(C).No.26719/2011 directing the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed on 28.11.2008 to the petitioners. expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C). No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of revised pension with effect from 1.4.2009 to petitioners 2 to 4 and the revised pension with arrears to the lst petitioner as per Ext.P6 order, as expeditiously as possible, 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 respondent- Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.