IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2011 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14880 of 2011(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.MOHANA CHANDRAN, S/O. ARUMUGHAM PILLAI, CHARIVETHATTU VEEDU, GRAMAM, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 121, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR-RETIRED, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY). BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 023. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE ASSISTANT PERSONAL OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY, PIN - 695 023. R1 TO R4 BY SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.14880 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 2nd June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31.03.2011. This writ petition has been filed mainly with the prayer for out of turn disbursement of the pensionary benefits including DCRG, Commuted value of pension and Terminal leave surrender salary. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and also the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 3. Disbursement of retirement benefits in the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is being effected in terms of the directions in W.A.No.289/2001 and a deviation from the same is permissible only in exceptional circumstances. To show existence of such circumstances the petitioner has produced Ext.P2 which would show that the marriage of the petitioner's daughter is to be solemnized on 11.6.2011. He also produced Ext.P5 medical certificate to show that he is under treatment in the Department of Cardiology, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum for coronary artery disease. The learned standing counsel for the respondents submitted that the genuineness of the said contentions would WP(C).No.14880/2011 2 be enquired into. It is further submitted that in case it is ultimately found that the request of the petitioner is genuine, all the pensionary benefits would be disbursed to him expeditiously. In view of the aforesaid submission made by the learned standing counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of as hereunder:- The respondents shall enquire into the genuineness of the request and the reasons made by the petitioner for the purpose of getting an out of turn disbursement of the pensionary benefits, that is, in deviation from the directions of this Court in W.A.No.289 of 2001. In case it is found that the request made by the petitioner is genuine, all the amount due to the petitioner towards the pensionary benefits including DCRG shall be disbursed to him within one month. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // true copy // P.S. to Judge