IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 35141 of 2011(P) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- V.M. THAMPI, S/O. MATHAI, VAZHAPPILLY HOUSE, SOUTH BAZAR, KUNNAMKULAM POST OFFICE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN 680 523. (DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER - RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MILTON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICERM KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT PERSONAL OFFICER (PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 4. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, GURUVAYOOR - 680 101. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VPV WPCNO.35141/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PLB.11/004242/02 DATED 20.04.2002 SANCTIONING PENSION AND GRATUITY TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.06.2011 SENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT REPRESENTATION. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE VPV HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 35141 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and standing counsel for the respondents. 2.The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the respondents to sanction and disburse the leave surrender salary due to the petitioner who retired on 31.3.2002. 3. Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The petitioner prayed for a direction to the Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary amount without delay. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is legally entitled to get his terminal leave surrender salary immediately on retirement, but the respondent failed to arrange payment of the terminal leave surrender salary within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. 4. When the matter was taken up for final hearing today, learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits W.P.(C) No.35141/2011 2 that the terminal leave surrender salary to which the petitioner is legally entitled will be disbursed within a period of one month. The submission is recorded. Some other employees of the Corporation moved this court for the very same relief in W.P. (C) No. 14585/2011 and other cases. The relief sought for in that case is allowed by this court and a direction was issued to the Corporation to calculate and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary expeditiously at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Following the aforesaid decision of this court, direction is issued to the respondent Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al