IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31423 of 2011(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M.RAMANUJAN, S/O.NELLALAN, MUCHILOTTU VEEDU, MODAVOOR, MATTANCHERRY P.O., KOZHIKODE, (MECHANIC, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31/1/2009 FROM KALPETTA DEPOT). BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KALPETTA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO. 31423/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION TO THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF PAGE NO.7 OF THE 1999 AGREEMENT. P3:- COPY OF JUDGEMENT IN WPC.22293/2011 DATED 17/8/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.31423 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 24th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and standing counsel for the Corporation. 2. The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation') as Mechanic on 31.1.2009. The petitioner prays for a direction to the Corporation to sanction and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary admissible to the petitioner immediately. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is legally entitled to get his terminal leave surrender salary immediately on retirement, but, the respondent Corporation failed to arrange payment within a reasonable time from the date of retirement. 3. When the matter was taken up for final hearing today, the learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation submits that the terminal leave surrender salary, to which the petitioner is legally entitled, will be disbursed within a period of one month. The submission is recorded. ::2:: W.P.(C).No.31423 Of 2011 3. Some other employees of the Corporation moved this Court for the very same relief by filing W.P.(C).No.14585/2011 and connected cases. The relief sought for in those cases were allowed by this Court and a direction was issued to the Corporation to calculate and disburse the terminal leave surrender salary, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 4. Following the aforesaid decision of this Court, there will be a direction to the respondent/Corporation to disburse the terminal leave surrender salary due to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-