IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2011 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16108 of 2011(K) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. A.K.NATARAJA PILLAI,BELL BHAVAN, PATHIRAPPALLY P.O,ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/8/2002 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). 2. S.KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, AMBADY, CMC 22,CHERTHALA(INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/8/2002 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 3. N.K.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, DHANCHIL, PAZHAVEEDU P.O,ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON RETIRED ON 30/6/2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). 4. K.S.KARTHIKEYAN,SMITHA BHAVAN, THIRUVAMPADY P.O,ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON RETIRED ON 31/8/2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). 5. K.RAMACHANDRAN,KADATHANATTU HOUSE, KANICHUKULANGARA P.O,CHERTHALA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/5/2005 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT) 6. M.R.RAVIKUMAR, RAMA MANDIRAM, PATHIRAPPALLY P.O, ALAPPUZHA,(ASSISTNAT TRANSPORT OFFICER,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/5/2005 FROM KAYAMKULAM UNIT). 7. P.R.KRISHNADAS,ANUGRAHA,MUHAMMA P.O, ALAPPUZHA,(STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 28/2/2005 FROM CHERTHALA UNIT). 8. KURUVILLA JOSEPH,VADAKKEYKUTTIKKAL, THURUTHY, P.O KOTTAYAM (PEON, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 30/4/2007 FROM THIRUVALLA UNIT) 9. M.V.BHASI,KRISHNA HOUSE, KAITHOTH ROAD,PALARIVATTOM , KOCHI, (STATION MASTER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/5/2008 FROM ALUVA UNIT). 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.16108/2011 10. P.T.RAJENDRAN, PULICHUVATTIL,NORTH ARYAD P.O, ALAPPPUZHA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/3/2009 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). 11. B.RAMACHANDRAN,ASSARI PARAMBIL, POLLETHAI P.O, ALAPPUZHA(INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/5/2008 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). 12. V.A.THOMAS,VILANJOOR HOUSE, ZILLA COURT WARD,ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 30/4/2004, FROM CHERTHALA UNIT AND PENSION FROM ALAPPUZHA). 13. N.S.JOY,NEENDUSSERY HOUSE, RAMANKARY P.O,ALAPPUZHA,(INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,RETIRED ON 31/7/2004 FROM ALAPPUZHA UNIT). BY ADV. SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN SRI.PRATHEUSH.M.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM-23. 3. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALAPPPUZHA-688 001. 4. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA-683 801. 5. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA.PIN-688 524. 6. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVALLA.PIN- 689 101. 7. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KAYAMKULAM.PIN- 691 502. R1 TO R7 BY ADV.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.16108/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 4TH PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 5TH PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 6TH PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 7TH PETITIONER. P8 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 8TH PETITIONER. P9 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 9TH PETITIONER. P10 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 10TH PETITIONER. P11 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 11TH PETITIONER. P12 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 12TH PETITIONER. P13 COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE 13TH PETITIONER. P14 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.L.R.8/001313/06 DATED 18/2/2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. P15 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 24/5/2011 IN WP(C)NO.13255/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.16108 of 2011 ---------------------------- Dated 16th 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. After their retirement, consequent to a bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the Corporation and its employees, pensionary 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 pensionary 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: WP(C).No.16108/2011 2 There will be a direction to the respondents to compute 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. In case of failure on the part of the respondents to disburse the amount payable to the petitioners in terms of this judgment within the time stipulated above, it would carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The respondents shall also continue to pay pension to the petitioners at the revised rate. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS