IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2011 / 24TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15917 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. G.SASIDHARAN PILLAI, AJAY VILASAM, THINKALKARIKKOM P.O., KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (STATION MASTER, PUNALUR, RETIRED NO 31/3/2004). 2. K.R.SIVANANDAN, KOTTAPPURATHU VEEDU, PANNIVIZHA P.O., ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 31.5.2005). 3. JOSEPH OOMMEN, VADAKEDATHU ABEY BHAVAN, CHERUPUNCHA, PERINGANAD P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, RETIRED ON 31/5/2005). 4. C.R.KRISHNAKURUP, CHOORAKKATHU PADINJARETHIL, PANNIVIZHA, ANANDAPPALLY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 30/4/2001). 5. G.SREENIVASAN, SREEVALSAM, ENATH P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA, (STATION MASTER, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 31/5/2005). 6. M.MADHAVAN PILLAI, KALEEKAL VEEDU, MANNADI P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 31/1/2006). 7. K.SUKUMARAN, SURABHI, PANNIVIZHA, ANANDAPPALLY, ADOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 31/8/2003). 8. V.RAMAKRISHNAN, AMBALATHUBHAGAM, PORUVAZHI P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM, RETIRED ON 30/4/2006). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN WP(C).No. 15917 of 2011(L) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695023. BY S.C.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 15917 of 2011(L) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.29904 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.35570 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.35494 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.23928 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.36202 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXT.P6: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.36793 ISSUED TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXT.P7: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.28671 ISSUED TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. EXT.P8: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.37091 ISSUED TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9: COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF 2008 PAY REVISION AGREEMENT. EXT.P10:COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 9/2/2011 IN W.P.(C)NO.3695 OF 2011. // TRUE COPY // TKS P.S.TO JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.15917 of 2011 ---------------------------- Dated 14th June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees, pensionary benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent. 3. Admittedly, the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010. It be so, the respondent is bound to re-fix the pensionary benefits in respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement referred above. In view of the said position obtained in this case, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: WP(C).No.15917/2011 2 There will be a direction to the respondent to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondent to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners in terms of this judgment within the time stipulated above, it would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The respondent shall also continue to pay pension to the petitioners at the revised rate. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS