IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9073 of 2011(H) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. G.KRISHNAN, CHIEF TRAFFIC OFFICER, CHIEF OFFICE RETIRED ON 31.08.1999) SREE GOVINDAN, SANTHANMOOLA, MALAYINKIL PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.VISWANATHAN NAIR INSPECTOR, NEYYATTINKARA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31.07.1999 PARAMESWARA VILASAM VEEDU VELLARADA PO,NEYYATTINKARA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. K.K.VARGHESE, DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, ALUVA RETIRED ON 31.10.1999 KOCHUPURAKKAL,KOOZHOOR, AYRAPURAM PO, VIA, KEEZHILLAM, ERNAKULAM. 4. D.JAMESW DAS DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, RETIRED ON 30-9-1998 UMMINICHI VILAKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, MAILODE, MALAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. A. JACOB, DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER RETIRED ON 31-8-1999 MANCHIRA HOUSE CHOOZHA ARYANADD PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. K.GOPINATHAN NAIR DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER RETIRED ON 30.6.1999 GAYATHRI NILAYAM MULOOR PO, VIZHINJAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT: --------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHPUARAM. BY ADV.SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C).No. 9164 OF 2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). Nos.9073 & 9164 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners, who are retirees from the service of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short, 'the Corporation'), seeking direction for sanctioning and disbursement of the arrears of pay and pension based on 1997 pay revision. In the matter of pay revision, the Corporation and its employees entered into a settlement on 13.04.1999. In the case of persons, who retired from service on or before 31.10.1999 they are entitled to the arrears of pay and arrears of pension, in terms of the said bipartite settlement dated 13.04.1999. However, in the case of retirees from 1.11.1999 onwards, they are entitled only to the arrears of pay revision. Some of the petitioners in these writ petitions belong to the first category and the others belong to the second category. 2. The contentions of the petitioners is that, this issue was considered by this court on the question of similarly situated persons in W.P(C) No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters. They contended that, being persons similarly situated to the petitioners therein, was entitled to W.P.(C). Nos.9073 & 9164 OF 2011 --2-- get similar benefits. The learned counsel for the respondents would endorse the same. In the said circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondent to compute the benefits payable to the petitioners towards the arrears of pay and pension in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 and in the light of the common judgment in W.P(C) No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters taking into account the respective dates retirement of the petitioners. In the light of common judgment in W.P(C) No.34325 of 2010 and connected matters, such consequential disbursement shall be effected within 6 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents 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 8.5% per annum. Sd/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE KRK W.P.(C). Nos.9073 & 9164 OF 2011 --3--