IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36534 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.SASIKUMARAN NAIR, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DEPOT RETIRED ON 31.03.2008), MEGHALAYA, KARAKKAMANDAPAM, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, K.S.R.T.C, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY DEPOT. 3. KERALA STATE TRANSPORT WORKER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LTD.NO.T.133, THAMPANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC KSTW CO.OP SOCIET FOR R3 SC SRI.NANDAGOPALAN NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).36534/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks out of turn release of the retirement benefits due to him on the ground that his daughter got married on 9.2.2007 and he is yet to pay off the expenditure in connection with the marriage and still further that the petitioner became sick and underwent treatment at Sree Chirtra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. He is under continued medication and needs financial support. It is also a matter of record that amounts are due from the petitioner to the third respondent. The third respondent has filed a counter affidavit showing that a total amount of Rs.1,33,891/- is due to the third respondent from the petitioner. That fact is not disputed. Accordingly, this writ petition is ordered directing that the KSRTC shall release the entire retirement benefits including DCRG and CVP due to the petitioner by paying off an amount of Rs.1,33,891/- to the third respondent and the W.P.(C).36534/09 2 balance amount to the petitioner within a week on production of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge mrcs