IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 25TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4656 of 2011(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.SASIDHARAN, S/O.T.N.PARAMESWARAN PILLAI, RAMACHANDRAN BHAVAN, THANNEERMUKKOM P.O. CHERTHALA,(INSEPCTOR, KSRTC,RETIRED ON 31-10-2003 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 2. K.KRISHNAN, KARTHIKA, VAYALAR P.O. CHERTHALA, (INSPECTOR, KSRTC RETIRED ON 30-6-2002 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 3. M.GANGADHARAN, THAIKKOOTTATHIL, THRICHATTUKULAM P.O., CHERTHALA (INSPECTOR, KSRTC RETIRED ON 31-8-2002 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 4. K.D.MOHANAN, KALATHIL HOUSE, SOUTH CHELLANAM,(ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-5-2003 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 5. E.SHAMSUKUTTY, RABIYA MANZIL, LAJANATH WARD, ALAPPUZHA (INSEPCTOR, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-10-2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 6. K.DHARMARAJAN, BHAVANI MANDIRAM, POOMTHOPPU WARD, ALAPPUZHA (STATION MASTER. KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-12-2002 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 7. K.U.MOHAMMED SHARAF, KAMBIYIL HOUSE, AVALOOKUNNU P.O.,ALAPPUZHA, (INSEPCTOR, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-5-2002 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 8. M.D.SISUPALAN, VARISSERIL HOUSE, POOMTHOPPU, ALAPPUZHA, (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-5-2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) WP(C).No. 4656 of 2011(F) :2: 9. R.KRISHNAN ACHARY, RAM MANDIR, ASRAMAM WARD, AVALOOKUNNU P.O.,ALAPPUZHA (STATION MASTER, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 30-1-2005 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) 10. R.KESAVA PILLAI, SREYAS, THATHAMPALLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA (INSEPCTOR, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-1-2006 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT) BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA. 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, ALAPPUZHA. BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 4656 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(For short 'Corporation'). They have retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, a bipartite settlement was executed between the Corporation and its employees. As per the same, their pensionary benefits of its employees were revised with effect from 1.4.2009. The contention of the petitioners is that they are also entitled to the benefit of the said benefit flowing from the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned standing counsel for the respondents. The issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench decision of this Court in W.A No.210/2010. Relying on the said decision directions have been issued by this Court in W.P(C) No.35888/2010 to extend the same benefits to the petitioners WPC.No.4656/2010 : 2 : therein. The contention of the petitioners is that they are similarly situated to the petitioners in WPC No. 35888/2010 which was disposed of as per Ext.P12. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents would endorse the said contention in the light of the said indisputable position obtained in this case, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petitioner as follows: The respondents shall pay the revised benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and disburse the arrears expeditiously, 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 respondents to disburse the amount within a stipulated time the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge