IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 18TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 28043 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.K.CHANDRAN, `SAUHRUDHA', KALADY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, (CHARGEMAN-RETIRED, KSRTC, R/W EDAPPAL). 2. K.KOYAKUTTY, KOTTAKALATHINMAL HOUSE, PLERUMANNOM, PARAMMEL, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. (CHARGENMAN-RETIRED, KSRTC, R/W, EDAPPAL). 3. K.A.DIVAKARAN, `MANASA', KALADY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (CHARGENMAN-RETIRED, KSRTC, R/W, EDAPPAL). 4. P.SASIDHARAN, SILPA NIVAS, KALADY P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. )CHARGENMAN-RETIRED, KSTRC, R/W, EDAPPAL). 5. PREMARAJAN, THAYAROTH HOUSE PALLIKUNNU P.O., KANNUR-4, PIN-670 004. (TYRE RETREADER-RETIRED, KSRTC, R/W, EDAPPAL). 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-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, REGIONAL WORKSHOP, K.S.R.T.C., EDAPPAL. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL, SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.28043 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners, five in number, are former employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the `KSRTC' for short). They retired from service on 30.11.2008, 31.10.2008, 30.4.2008, 31.12.2007 and 30.11.2008 respectively. 2. After the petitioners retired from service, the pay structure of employees of the KSRTC was revised as per a memorandum of settlement dated 28.11.2008. Thereafter, by Ext.P6 order dated 2.3.2009, the Chairman and Managing Director of the KSRTC directed payment of revised pension to former employees with effect from 1.4.2009. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay in payment of revised pension with effect from 1.4.2009. Relying on Ext.P7 judgment of a Division Bench of this Court and Ext.P8 judgment of a learned single Judge, the petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to pay them revised pension with effect from 1.4.2009 together with interest thereon at 12% per annum. W.P.(C) No.28043/2010 2 3. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC very fairly submits that the issue raised by the petitioners is covered in their favour by Exts.P7 and P8 judgments of this Court. He submitted that in such circumstances the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse to the petitioners arrears of revised pension with effect from 1.4.2009 together with interest at the rate of 6% per annum with effect from 1.6.2009. In the light of the stand taken by the respondents, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to disburse to the petitioners the arrears of revised pension together with simple interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. Payment of arrears of pension, as stated above, shall be made within a period of one month from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before the second respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. nj.