IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2011 / 21ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21983 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.R.RADHAKRISHNAN, THULASI BHAVAN, MONIPPALLY, KOTTAYAM. (STORE ISSUER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30-9-2007 FROM MOOVATTUPUZHA UNIT). BY ADV. MR.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., TRIVANDRUM - 695 023. 2. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA - 686 661. ADV.MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21983 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: ORDER NO.PA 23-0001500/2009 DTD. 2.3.2009 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT CORPORATION. EXT.P3: JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.5570/2011 DTD. 22.2.2011 PASSED BY THIS COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.21983 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a retired employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for short 'Corporation'). The writ petition is filed seeking a direction directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse arrears of revised pension to the petitioner from 1.4.2009 onwards up to the date of payment of monthly pension in the revised scales forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. 2. Entitlement of the petitioner for arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement dated 28.11.2008 executed between the corporation and its employees is the issue involved in this writ petition. This Court disposed of similar writ petitions filed by other employees for the very same relief, directing the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 in terms of the bipartite settlement executed in 28.11.2008 to the petitioners expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of ::2:: W.P.(C).No.21983 Of 2011 receipt of a copy of the judgment with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. The said relief is extended to similarly situated persons in W.P.(C).No.13255/2011 and connected cases. In this circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Corporation to sanction and disburse the arrears of pension from 1.4.2009 to the petitioner, expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case of failure on the part of the respondent Corporation to disburse the amount payable to the petitioner within the stipulated time, the amount payable to the petitioner shall carry 6% interest from 1.6.2009. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-