IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2011 / 21ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22039 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. P.V.VARKEY, INSPECTOR (RETD.28.2.07) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVUR UNIT, PULLATTU OZHUKAYIL HOUSE, NEERIKADU P.O., KOTTAYAM. 2. B.VYASAN, INSPECTOR (RETD.31.8.06) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, CHANGANASSERI, PUTHENPURACKAL HOUSE, MANTHURUTHY P.O., KOTTAYAM. 3. N.K.SIVAN, INSPECTOR (RETD.31.3.02) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM, PUTHETTU HOUSE, MANNANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM. 4. V.G.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, INSPECTOR (RETD.31.12.03), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, PONKUNNAM, VADAKKEMURIYIL HOUSE, KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. 5. M.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, INSPECTOR (RETD.31.7.03), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSORT CORPORATION, ERATTUPETTA, MALIAKKAL HOUSE, VAZHOOR EAST P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. -2- WP(C)NO.22039/2011 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PONKUNNAM-686 575. 5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTAYAM-686 501. 6. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERATTUPETTA-670 104. 7. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NORTH PARAVUR.PIN-688 008 8. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KANJIRAPPALLY-686 101. BY ADV.SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.22039/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN WP(C)NO.1226/11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.22039 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioners from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioners for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of ::2:: W.P.(C).No.22039 Of 2011 receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C).No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioners, expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondent Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-