IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17894 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. M.SREEKUMARAN NAIR, (CHARGE MAN (AUTO), KSRTC, VELLANADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011), AYENIYARATHALA PUTHEN VEEDU, KOKKOTHAMANGALAM, MUNDELA P.O., NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. C.BHUVANENDRAN, (SUPERINTENDENT, KSRTC, KATTAKKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2011), UTHRAM, PARUTHIPPALLY P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 574. BY ADV. MR.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT: --------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV.MR.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17894 of 2011(J) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL ....... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.17894 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to sanction and disburse the arrears of pay based on 1997 pay revision with interest immediately. According to the petitioners, they are eligible to get arrears of pay revision from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 based on the bilateral agreement dated 13.4.1999 with retrospective effect from 1.3.1997 and implemented on 1.11.1999. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted at the Bar that, similar petitions filed by similar aggrieved persons, were disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 6.1.2011 in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010 and connected cases. In the aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 ::2:: W.P.(C).No.17894 Of 2011 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 3. In the light of the decision taken by this Court in W.P. (C).No.34325/2010, there will be a direction to the respondent to sanction and disburse arrears of 1997 pay revision to the petitioners within a period of six months from today. Following the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.210/2010, this Court further directs that, in case of failure to disburse the benefits to the petitioners as directed above within the stipulated time, the amount payable to each of the petitioners would carry interest @ 6% per annum. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-