IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2011 / 17TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15222 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. S.MADHAVAN PILLAI, DOUBLE STREET, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (DRIVER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL RETIRED ON 30/4/2003) 2. P.MURUGAN, BINDU COTTAGE, HOUSE NO.87XVIII, AMARAVILA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (DRIVER, PARASSALA, RETIRED ON 31/1/2001) 3. C.P.AYYAPPANKUTTY NAIR, BHAGYA SADANAM, NEAR BOAT JETTY, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKARA RETIRED ON 31/8/2003) 4. G.SASIDHARAN PILLAI, AJAYVILASAM, THENKAL KARIKOM P.O., KULATHUPUZHA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. (STATION MASTER, PUNALUR DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/3/2004). 5. P.K.PATHROSE, PUTHIYAMADATHIL, PATTIKAD P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, THRISSUR RETIRED ON 31/1/2009) 6. M.P.FRANCIS, MANGAN HOUSE, KUZHAKKUM PATTUKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER, THRISSUR RETIRED ON 30/6/2005) 7. K.V.MATHAI, KALLEEKKAL HOUSE, KOTTAPPADY, MULAMKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR DISTRICT, (PUMP OPERATOR, THRISSUR RETIRED ON 30/6/2000) 8. JAYAMOHANA THILAKAN T.K. THAYYIL HOUSE, KANIMANGALAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER, THRISSUR RETIRED ON 30/6/2007) 9. P.P.VARGHESE, PUTHUKARA HOUSE, PURANETTUKARA PO., THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER, THRISSUR RETIRED ON 31/1/2002) 10. C.A.DAVIS, CHALISSERY HOUSE, PERINGOTTUKARA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER, MALA, RETIRED ON 30/6/2006) 11. K.T.JOSE, KAITHARATH, MOOKKANNOOR PO. THRISSUR DISTRICT, (CHARGEMAN, CHALAKKUDY, RETIRED ON 31/5/2003) 12. P.VETRIVEL, VALIYAVEEDU RAJ NIVAS, MEENAM, PATTAZHI P.O., KOTTARAKKARA KOLLAM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, PUNALUR, RETIRED ON 31/3/2008) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023. BY ADV. Sri.V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR SC,K.S.R.T.C THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2011, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) NOS.15294 & 15266 OF 2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)Nos. 15222, 15266 & 15294 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in all these writ petitions are retirees from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(for short 'the Corporation'). They are aggrieved by the non-disbursement of the benefits flowing from the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 viz., arrears of pay and pension. Those who retired from the service of the Corporation on or before 31.10.1999 are entitled to the benefits of arrears of pay and pension and those who retired from the service on or after 1.11.1999 are entitled only to arrears of pay. In other words, the entitlement to such benefits depends upon the date of retirement of the concerned retiree. The entitlement of the similarly situated retirees from the service of the Corporation has been considered by me in WPC 34325/2010 and connected matters. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The WPC.No.15222/2011 & connected : 2 : learned counsel for the petitioners in these writ petitions submitted that the petitioners are entitled to get the similar benefits as has been granted in the case of the petitioners in WPC No.34325/2010 and connected matters as they are also similarly situated. The learned Standing Counsel would also endorse the same. 3. Taking note of the fact that the claims of the similarly situated retirees from the service of the Corporation have been considered by this Court in WPC No.34325/2010 and connected matters, this writ petition is disposed of as hereunder:- The respondents shall consider the entitlement of the petitioners for the benefits flowing from the bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 viz., arrears of pay and pension in the light of the judgment in WPC No.34325/2010 and connected matters and taking into consideration the respective date of retirement of the petitioners. Computation and disbursement of the amount payable to the petitioners shall be effected expeditiously, at any rate within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. It WPC.No.15222/2011 & connected : 3 : is made clear that in case of failure on the part of the respondents to effect disbursement of the amount payable to the petitioners within the above stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 8.5% per annum. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge