IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2011 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10013 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. T.V. MOHANAN, S/O. VELAYUDHAN, ONIYATH HOUSE, EROOR WEST, TRIPUNITHURA BLACKSMITH, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/08/2008 FROM REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA. 2. P.M. JACOB, S/O. MATHEW, PULICKAL HOUSE, 1/688 A, FORT COCHIN - 682 001 (ADE, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30/06/2008 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM) 3. C.A. JOY, S/O. ABRAHAM, CHAKKALAYIL, KAIPATTOO.P.O, PIN - 682 313, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT SENIOR ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 29/09/2O07 FROM VAIKOM. 4. P. RABEENA SIMON, NALIATH HOUSE, THIRUVANKULAM.P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED 30/06/2006 FROM NEYYATINKARA, SALARY CARD AT ANKAMALY AND PENSION FROM ERNAKULAM 5. M.K. SURENDRANATHAN NAIR, S/O. KARUNAKARAN NAIR, MANGALATH HOUSE, THALAYZHAM.P.O, VAIKOM, ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30/11/2007 FROM KOTTAYAM SALARY AT KOTTAYAM AND PENSION FROM VAIKOM. 6. P.T. SREENIVASAN, S/O. THANKAPPAN, KARAMASSERIL HOUSE, EZHUMATHURUTH.P.O, ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/12/2007 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA SALARY CARD AT VAIKOM PENSION FROM VAIKOM. 7. P. ACHUTHAN, S/O. PADMANABHAN NAIR, VYSHAKAM, VARIKKANKUNNU, VADAKARA.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/10/2006 FROM VAIKOM. WP(C).No. 10013 of 2011(B) :2: 8. M. SOMAN, S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, MOHANAVILASAM, KUDAVECHOOR.P.O, VAIKOM ASST. TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/01/2008 FROM CHALAKUDY SALARY CARD AT VAIKOM AND PENSION FROM VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERAAL STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, VAIKOM. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY SRI.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.10013 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T 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 dated 28.11.2008 between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. 2. 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. It be so, the respondents are bound to re-fix the pensionary benefits in respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement referred above. In view of the said position WPC.10013/2011 : 2 : 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 pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 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 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 1.6.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay the petitioners pension at the revised rate. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge