IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 29879 of 2004(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. SHIJI SUKUMARAN, STD PT 260262, VARKALA EXCHANGE, 6/906, PKP BUILDING, MAITHANAM, VARKALA. 2. MANILAL, STD PT 602900, PUTHEN CHANDA, VARKALA, RESIDING AT PINERUVILA VEEDU, MATHURAKODE, VADASSERRY KONAM P.O., VARKALA. 3. VIKRAMAN, STD PT 2605075, S.S.N. MISSION HOSPITAL, PUTHENCHANDA, VARKALA. BY ADV. SRI.T.D.SALIM, ADV. SRI.K.S.ROCKEY. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. PRINCIPAL GENERAL MANAGER, BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., O/O.PRINCIPAL GENERAL MANAGER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, TELEPHONE REVENUE, BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK BUILDING, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.S.K.BALACHANDRAN, SC, BSNL FOR R1 & R2. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.29879/2004-F: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A. 269/96 DT. 29/03/1996 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. TR/103-02/GENL.COMM./99-2000 DT. 08/11/99 ISSUED BY ACOUNTS OFFICER (TR) THIRUVALLA. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.31073/00 DT.1 7/01/01 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 23/02/96 IN W.A. NO. 84/1996 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.R2: COPY OF THE APPENDIX 2 OF P & T MANUAL VOLUME V CONTAINING THE RELEVANT RULES. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.29879 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i) to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to disburse the arrears of commission at the rate of 20 Ps. per call unit, irrespective of the number of calls as held in Ext.P1 judgment, from their respective dates of starting their telephone booths till 1-1-1996. In case the petitioners have not yet been disbursed their eligible benefits they may produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition and the required documents before the second respondent in which case the matter will be duly considered by the second respondent and appropriate action in accordance with law will be taken thereon within another four months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.29879 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th October, 2008