IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 33253 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.SASIDHARAN NAIR, (TYRE RETREADER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, RTD.ON 30.4.2005) T.C.33/1086,RAJI NIVAS VILAYIL VEEDU, VATTIYOOR KAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.33253 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 27th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired as a Tyre Retreader from the Central Works of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, on 30.4.2005, on attaining superannuation. The petitioner's grievance is that although, his turn for disbursal of retirement benefits on the basis of priority of date of retirement has already arisen, the retirement benefits due to the petitioner have not been disbursed to him. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a direction to the respondents to disburse the retirement benefits due to the petitioner immediately. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation, while admitting that the petitioner's turn has arisen, would contend that it is only because of information received to the effect that a suit is pending against the petitioner, in which there is also a petition for attachment, that the retirement benefits have not been disbursed to the petitioner. However, the learned Standing Counsel admits that no attachment order has been received by the Corporation. That being so, there is no w.p.c.33253/08 2 justification for the respondents to withhold the retirement benefits due to the petitioner. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to disburse the entire retirement benefits due to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge