IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2011 / 28TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22532 of 2011(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. M. MAKKAR, AGED 65, S/O. MOIDEEN, NADUPPADIYIL HOUSE, THANKALAM, KOTHAMANGALAM.P.O, DRIVER RETIRED KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGLAAM 2. V.V. JAMES, AGED 65, S/O. VARKEY, VELIYANA VEEDU, NELLIKKUZHY.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM, DRIVER RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 3. M.S. CHANDRAN, AGED 65, S/O. SANKARAN, MUNDOKUDIYIL HOUSE, NELLIKUZHY.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 4. E.J. JOSE, AGED 65, S/O.JOSEPH, EDATHALA HOUSE, KUTHUKUZHI.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM, INSPECTOR, RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. K.C. PADMAVATHY, AGED 65, W/O. VELAYUDHAN, KARTHIKA, NEAR WATER WORKS ALUVA, SUPERINTENDENT, RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA. 6. K.P. KURIAKOSE, AGED 64, S/O. PURAVATH, KUNNASSERIL, KARUKADAM.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, RETIRED KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 7. N.M. ELDHO, AGED 61, S/O. MATHAI, NADUKKUDIYIL HOUSE, KAROOR, KOTHAMANGALAM.P.O, STATION MASTER, RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.22532/2011 8. H. SHAMUSUDEEN, AGED 59, S/O. HAMEED RAWTHER, KALARIKUZHIYTHAZHATHU, MUVATTUPUZHA.P.O, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.JAYAKUMAR SRI.V.N.MOHANADASAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KEREALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001. 2. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KEREALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM.PIN-686 691 3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KEREALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA - 683 101. R1 TO R3 BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.22532/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE RELIEVING ORDER DATED 21/8/2000 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8 COPY OF THE FREE PASS FOR PENSIONERS ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9 COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 5/9/2008 IN W.A.NO.1845 OF 2008 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P10 COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT DATED 10/9/2010 IN PETITIONS FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (CIVIL) NO.27713 OF 2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 22532 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to disburse the salary arrears for the period from 1/3/1997 to 31/10/1999 entitled to the petitioners pursuant to the pay revision agreement dated 13.4.1999 within a time frame. According to the petitioner, they are eligible to get salary from 1/3/1997 to 31/10/1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 3. 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 Corporation -2- W.P.(C).No.22532/2011 to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the 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, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this 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 respondents to sanction and disburse the salary arrears for the period from 1/3/1997 to 31/10/1999 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 at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petitions are disposed of as above HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.