IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34789 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------- P.A. THOMAS, S/O. ABRAHAM, AGED 61 YEARS, MANDAPATHIL HOUSE, MANALUNKAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN RESPONDENTS: ----------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C., PALA DEPOT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 575. BY SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.P.(C) NO: 34790/2011 AND OTHER CONNECTED CASES ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SP WP(C).No. 34789 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- 1. EXT. P1 - COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17/08/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS. 2. EXT. P2 - COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22/07/2011 IN WP(C) NO: 20090/2011 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. SP HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.34789/2011, 34790/2011,34791/2011 & 34792/2011, --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and standing counsel for the respondents. 2. Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to sanction and disburse the 1997 pay revision arrears due to the petitioners with effect from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.99 consequent to the 1997 pay revision agreement immediately to the petitioners. 3. According to the petitioners they are entitled to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999. Standing counsel for the respondents submits that based on the order passed by the Government in LR.8/023330/97dated 17.9.2011, the Corporation passed order to sanction 1997 pay revision arrears to the retired W.P.(C) No.34789/2011 & con. cases. 2 employees as per the schedule. By the said order the scheme for payment of 1997 pay revision arrears has been prepared and the same was approved by the Board vide Agenda item No. 140/11. 4. The standing counsel for the respondents submits that sanction and disbursement of 1997 pay revision arrears to the retired employees will be made as per the schedule attached to the order dated 17.9.201. 5. In the circumstances, the writ petitions are disposed of directing the respondents to sanction and disburse the arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within the time frame fixed by the pay revision scheme as per the order dated 17.9.2011. In case of any default, the amount payable to each of the petitioners shall carry 6% interest per annum till the payment is made. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al