IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17304 of 2011(K) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. K. SUKUMARAN NAIR, THEKKEKALEEKKAL, CHOORAKKAD P.O., ADOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM RETIRED ON 31/10/2004) 2. K. KUTTAPPAN NAIR, CHANGAYIL HOUSE, MANNADY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, ADOOR, RETIRED ON 30/4/2003). 3. G. GANGADHARAN NAIR, VARIKKOLIL, KOTTARAKARA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 30/9/2005) 4. K.G. JAGADHAMMA, SREERANGAM, ELAMPAL P.O KOLLAM DISTRICT. (W/O.LATE K.B. SREEDHARAN PILLAI, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, RETIRED ON 30/4/2005 AND DIED ON 9/3/2008). BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 023. BY ADV. MR.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 17304 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.34447 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.28197 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE PAYMENT ORDER NO.36165 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER NO.35465 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF 2008 PAY REVISION AGREEMENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 14/06/2011 IN WP(C) NO. 15917/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.17304 of 2011 ---------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are retirees from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation'). They retired from its service on diverse dates. Consequent to a bipartite settlement between the Corporation and its employees, pensionery benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits would be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. Admittedly, the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered in favour of the petitioners by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010. It be so, the respondents are bound to re-fix the pensionery benefits in respect of the petitioners and to disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement referred above. In view of the said position obtained in this case, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: There will be a direction to the respondents to compute WP C No.17304/2011 2 the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears consequent to such computation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that on failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the arrears of pension in terms of the directions in this judgment, the amount would carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay the petitioners pension at the revised rate. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge