IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20170 of 2011(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- P.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN,S/O.K.P.KESAVAN, JYOTHI BHAVAN, ERAVUCHIRA.P.O., THOTTAKKADU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.(STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31-7-2008, FROM KATTAPPANA, PENSION FROM KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) 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 & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KATTAPPANA-686646. R1 TO 3 BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20170/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J --------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20170 of 2011 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of August 2011 JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Standing counsel for the respondents. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the admissible `amount of leave salary arrears to the petitioner forthwith. 3. Petitioner is a retired employee of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. He retired from service on 31.7.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is legally entitled to get his leave salary arrears immediately on retirement. But the respondent failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. This Court had occasion to consider and pass orders on W.P.C 34325/2010 and connected cases filed by retired employees of the Corporation. W.P.(C) No. 20170/2011 2 4.The relief sought for in these cases were allowed and this Court issued direction to the Corporation to disburse leave salary arrears and the amount due under Staff Welfare Fund. 5. In the above said circumstances and following the above said decision there will be a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse the leave salary arrears due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE al.