IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2010 / 13TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24327 of 2010(M) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.SASIDHARAN NAIR,'KRISHNAKRIPA', AGRA-82,N.C.C.ROAD,PEROORKADA.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.(INSPECTOR,RETIRED ON 30.11.2008 FROM PEROORKADA DEPOT). BY ADV. MR.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,REPRESENTEDL BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY ADV. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR – SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24327 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of August, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the respondent- Corporation on 30.11.2008 while working as Inspector in the Peroorkada Depot. The main grievance raised in the writ petition is regarding the delay in disbursal of DCRG and commuted value of pension. 2. It is pointed out in the writ petition that the petitioner, while in service, availed a Housing Loan jointly with his wife from the Union Bank of India, Thiruvananthapuram Main Branch for the construction of a residential building. The petitioner could not make regular repayments of the loan instalments because of his financial difficulties. Exhibit P2 is the certificate issued by the Bank showing his liability. It is also pointed out that the petitioner availed three gold loans for the construction of the house from the Peroorkada Service Co-operative Bank. He could not repay the said loan amount also. Exhibit P3 is the demand W.P.(C) No.24327/2010 2 notice issued by the said Co-operative Bank. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the guidelines issued by this Court in W.A.No.289/2001 even though directs disbursement of the retirement benefits on the basis of seniority, the same can be varied if ordered by this Court in appropriate cases. The documents produced in the writ petition show that the petitioner is in urgent need of money to meet his liabilities. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the respondent to consider the sanction of the benefits and disburse the amount after conducting due enquiry expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp