IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4739 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.J.MATHEW, AMBEELAZHIKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, NEELESWARAM.P.O., NEDUVATHOOR, KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010) 2. M.NATARAJAN CHETTIAR, VIJAYABHAVANAM, CHANDANATHOPE, KERALAPURAM, KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, KOLLAM, RETIRED ON 30/4/1998) 3. G.GEORGEKUTTY, MUKALUVILA VEEDU, KUNDARA.P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, PATHANAPURAM, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010) 4. M.ANANDAN, (ATHIRALAYAM, KAKKAKUNNU.P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. (CHARGEMAN, R/W. MAVELIKKARA, RETIRED ON 31/12/2008) 5. P.LAMBODARAN ASARY, POWATH MELETHIL, NADUKKUNNU.P.O., PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (BLACKSMITH, KSRTC, PUNALUR, RETIRED ON 30/11/1999) 6. N.DAMODARAN, CHAITHRAM, ELAMPALLOOR, KUNDARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (MECHANIC, KSRTC, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 29/2/2004) 7. K.CHANDRASEKHARA PILLAI, MANGALATHU VEEDU, NEELESWARAM.P.O., KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (ELECTRICIAN, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 30.4.2005) 8. V.PRABHAKAN, PONUMKUTTY MELETHIL, ELAMPALLOOR, KUNDARA.P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. (BLACKSMITH, KSRTC, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 31/12/2003) WP(C).No. 4739 of 2011(N) 2 9. M.D.ALEXANDER, NIJO BHAVAN, NEAR POWER HOUSE, THOLICODU, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (DRIVER, KSRTC, PUNALUR, RETIRED ON 30/6/2001) 10. V.BABU, KAVITHA BHAVAN, NELLIKKUNNAM.P.O., KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (DRIVER, KSRTC, KOTTARAKARA, RETIRED ON 31/3/2004) 11. J.JUSTUS, J.L.COTTAGE, KANJIRAMKULAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (DRIVER, KSRTC, POOVAR RETIRED ON 30/6/2006) 12. MOHAMED NAZIMUDEEN, TC.48/449, HOUSE NO.26, SWAGATH NAGAR, MANAKKADU.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (DTO, KSRTC, POOVAR, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010) 13. N.GEORGE, MAVILA HOUSE, KANJIRAMKULAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (HVS, KSRTC, POOVAR, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010) 14. K.SASIDHARAN, CHITHRANJALI, ARALUMOODU.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (DTO, KSRTC, PAPPANAMKODE, RETIRED ON 31/3/2010) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, KOLLAM-685 023. BY S.C.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.P.(C)NO.4746 OF 2011 & CONNECTED CASESON 16/02/2011, THE C OURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)Nos.4739, 4746, 4784, 4805 & 4846 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 16th February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners in all these writ petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short `the Corporation'). All of them retired from its service after 31.10.1999. While they were in service, a bipartite settlement was executed between the Corporation and its employees on 13.4.1999, thereby, the pay of the employees of the Corporation were revised with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997. According to the petitioners, in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 they are entitled to get the arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999. The issue regarding entitlement of retirees, after 31.10.1999 from the service of the Corporation, to the benefits of pay revision in terms of the settlement dated 13.4.1999 came up for consideration before this Court in W.P.(C)No.34325 of 2010 and connected writ petitions. The counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are also similarly situated and therefore, entitled to get the aforesaid benefits. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that the issue involved in these writ petitions is WP(C).No.4739/2011 & connected cases 2 squarely covered in favour of the petitioners. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the arrears of pay in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 for the period from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 expeditiously, at any rate within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount withing the above stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // true copy // P.S. to Judge