IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH APRIL 2010 / 30TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 13293 of 2010(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- N.DAMODARAN, (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, RETIRED ON 31-8-2008) MADATHIL KIZHAKKETHIL, ARUKALIKKAL EAST, NEDUMON.PO., VIA ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN, SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 13293 of 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a former employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the 'KSRTC' for short). He retired from service on 31.8.2008 while he was working as Assistant Transport Officer in the KSRTC. This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious payment of DCRG and commuted value of pension on the ground that the petitioner had to incur heavy expenditure in connection with the marriage of his daughter, which was solemnised on 18.4.2010. 2. Sri. V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC, submits that if after enquiry the Corporation is satisfied that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter was solemnised on 18.4.2010, the Corporation will take steps to pay DCRG and commuted value of pension to the petitioner overlooking priority. In such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to enquire into the genuineness of the claim made by the petitioner for out of turn payment of DCRG and commuted value of pension and to make such payment within one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine. P.N.RAVINDRAN (Judge) vps W.P.(C).No. 2 W.P.(C).No. 3