IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2008 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 4185 of 2004(W) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- P. VASUDEVAN ACHARY, S/O. PARAMESWARAN ACHARY, AGED 57 YEARS, MECHANIC (RETD.), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTARAKKARA AND RESIDING AT "SREE NIVAS", KANNANCODE VIA, VETTIKAVALA.P.O. BY ADV. SRI. N. UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE KERAL STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTTARAKKARA. 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER, KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED, KOTTARAKKARA BRANCH. BY ADV. SRI.RAJU JOSEPH, ADDL.SC.,KSFE LTD. SRI.JAMES KOSHY.N., SC. KSRTC SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. SRI.M.SASINDRAN, SC, K.S.F.E., LTD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/03/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 4373 OF 2004, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 4185/2004 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS PERTAINING TO NFDL.332/98 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT. P2 : COPY OF CERTIFICATE NO. B2-2162/03/KTR DATED 11.11.2003 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXT. P3 : COPY OF LETTER DATED 26.09.2003 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT. P4 : COPY OF LETTER NO. NFDL.332/98 DATED 21.11.2003 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT. P5 : COPY OF LETTER NO. NFDL.332 RECEIVED FROM THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).Nos.4185 & 4373 OF 2004 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners approached this Court aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the K.S.R.T.C in not remitting the recovered amounts to those in favour of whom the recovery is made. Once recovery is made from the salary of the petitioners, there is no justification in not remitting those amounts to the concerned; lest the petitioners should be paying huge interest to the Bank or other authorities. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of making it clear that the K.S.R.T.C shall not cause delay of more than one month in remitting the recovered amounts to the concerned authorities and in case there is delay of more than a month, the petitioners will be entitled to interest charged by the concerned authorities for the delayed remittance. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp