IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2011 / 31ST ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 20041 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. K.M.VARGHESE,S/O.K.C.MATHEW, KOLLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE,VADUTHALA PO,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT(COACH BUILDING,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2005 FROM ERNAKULAM). 2. MOHANAN.C.G,KIZHAAKKEDATHU VELI, PALLURUTHY,COCHIN 682 006,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (COACH BUILDING,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2007 FROM ERNAKULAM). 3. K.V.POULOSE,S/O.VARKEY,KARAMEL HOUSE, PEPPATHY,VELIYANAD PO,PIN 682 319, (INSPECTOR ,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2001 FROM ERNAKULAM). 4. M.C.NATHAN,MOOTHEDATH HOUSE, THRIKKALATHUR PO, MOOVATTUPUZHA(DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/6/2003 FROM ERNAKULAM). 5. P.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN,JYOTHI BHAVAN, ERAVUCHIRA PO,THOTTAKKAD,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, (STATION MASTER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/7/2008 FROM KATTAPPANA PERNSION FROM KOTTAYAM). 6. P.IBRAHIM,VATTACKUNNU PUTHENPURAYIL, NEAR KSRTC,MOOVATTUPUZHA(DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/12/2008 FROM MUVATTUPUZHA). 7. N.R.ANTONY,S/O.RAPHEL,KORATTUKERY HOUSE,PALARIVATTOM,COCHIN-25,(MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/1/2008 FROM REGIONAL WORKSHOP,ALWAYE). (CNTD...2) WP(C).No. 20041 of 2011(E) ::2:: 8. A.J.MICHAEL,S/O.JOSEPH,ARACKAL HOUSE, ANJUMANA JUNCTION,EDAPPALLY PO,,COCHIN-24, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/7/2000 FROM ERNAKULAM). 9. A.V.JOSHY,S/O.VELAYUDHAN, AERUKATTU HOUSE,VENNALA PO,COCHIN-28,(INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2011 FROM ERNAKULAM.) 10. K.P.RAMACHANDRAN,S/O.KUTTAN PILLAI, SMITHA BHAVAN,AROOR PO,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, (ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 30/11/2003 FROM ERNAKULAM). 11. V.SREEKUMAR,S/O.N.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, KOIPPALLIL HOUSE,THODUPUZHA EAST PO, (STATION MASTER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/12/2007 FROM ERNAKULAM). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,KATTAPPANA 4. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REGIONAL WORKSHOP,ALWAYE. ADV.MR.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 20041 of 2011(E) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. EXT.P10: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. EXT.P11: PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 11TH PETITIONER. EXT.P12: JUDGMENT DTD. 18.2.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.5244/2011 PASSED BY THIS COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.20041 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of July, 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.20041 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/- ::3:: W.P.(C).No.20041 Of 2011 HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-