IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2010 / 20TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 2320 of 2008 (A) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- P. JOSE MATHEW, S/O. MATHAI MATHEW, PULICKACHUNDAYIL HOUSE, ILLIKOM,MADUKKAKUNNU P.O., KOTTAYAM-686577. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD., KOTTAYAM UNIT. R1- R3 BY ADVS. SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR,SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON 12/10/2010 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK WP(C).No. 2320 of 2008 (A) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1. COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 4.9.2007 BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2. COPY OF ORDER NO.LR8-022330/97 DATED 3.2.07 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3. COPY OF ORDER GRANTING LEAVE SURRENDER BENEFITS TO SRI.G.VARGHESE, CTM WHO RETIRED ON 31.5.2003.. EXT.P4. COPY OF ORDER GRANTING LEAVE SURRENDER BENEFITS TO SMT. P.C. KAMALAMMA, SUPERINTENDENT WHO RETIRED ON 2/2006. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL P.S. TO JUDGE / TRUE COPY / VK T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.2320 Of 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 12th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the KSRTC on 31.3.2004 while working as Inspector at Kottayam Unit. The main prayer in the Writ Petition is to release the terminal leave surrender benefits legitimately due to him. The said benefit is governed by the settlement between the Management and the Employees Unions. Exhibit P2 also governs the field. 2. In the light of the fact that the petitioner retired from service on 31.3.2004, there will be a direction to the respondents to release the amount towards leave surrender benefits to the petitioner within a period of two months from today. The Writ Petition is allowed as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn