IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 9TH AUGUST 2011 / 18TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21685 of 2011(I) --------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. O.T. CHACKOCHAN, S/O. THOMAS, KOCHODACKAL HOUSE, PLASSANAL.P.O., PALA-686 579, (ASSISTANT DEPOT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.3.2010 FROM KOTTAYAM) 2. K.R. KARUNAKARAN, S/O.RAMAN, KALAMPURATH HOUSE, KOKKAPPILLY.P.O., PIN-682 305, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. (SENIOR ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.9.2008 FROM ERNAKULAM) 3. T.R. SASIDHARAN, S/O. RAGHAVAN, THRIKKEPADICKAL HOUSE, THIRUVANIYOOR P.O., PIN-682 308. (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.2006 FROM ERNAKULAM) 4. A.J. JOSEPH, ARACKAL HOUSE, MANJUMMEL P.O., PIN-683 501 (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM ALWAYE) 5. T.M.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, S/O.MADHAVAN NAIR, THODIPURAYIL HOUSE, PALLARIMANGALAM.P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM-686 671. (MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON 30.11.2007 FROM KOTHAMANGALAM) 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-695 023. ...2/- WP(C).No. 21685 of 2011(I) -2- 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM-682 011. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALWAYE-683 101. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM-686 691. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...3/- WP(C).No. 21685 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITONER. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITONER. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITONER. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITONER. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.2.2011 IN WP(C) NO. 5244/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.21685 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 9th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that, similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the respondent Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the ::2:: W.P.(C).No.21685 Of 2011 directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C). No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-