IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 32982 of 2007(B) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY LAW OFFICER, SRI.RANJITH JOSEPH. BY ADV. SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, K.S.R.T.C. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- SRI.T.K.MOHAMMED, S/O.SEETHI, THONNIKUNDUNGAL HOUSE, VALIYAPARAMBA P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.32982/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT NO.412/07 DT. 14.2.07. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE KERALA LOK AYUKTA ON COMPLAINT NO.412/07 DT. 9.10.07. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.LR8-02330/07 DT. 20.7.07. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA. 289/01 DT. 20.11.02. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5401-5407/02 DT. 29.8.02 OF THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP.C. NO.19040/07 DT. 9.8.07. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA. NO.1642/07 DT. 6.7.07. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. ======================== W.P(C).Nos.32982 & 36792 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The petitioner, the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation in both these cases, attacks Ext.P2 orders issued by the Lok Ayukta directing to pay D.C.R.G. due to the respondents overlooking the priority list of the pensioners. According to the Corporation, only this Court has power to consider the claim for deviation from the priority list maintained by the Corporation in the matter of disbursal of terminal benefits. The said point is covered in favour of the petitioner by a recent decision of this Court in W.P.(C) No.33183 of 2007 and connected cases. Accordingly, Ext.P2 order in both these cases are quashed. The writ petitions are allowed. The respondents will be free to approach this Court directly for appropriate reliefs. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 22/1