IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2010 / 23RD ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31684 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.J.VARGHESE, AGED 58 YEARS S/O.JOSEPH, PARATHARAYIL HOUSE OPPOSITE PUNNAMADA CANAL, PUNNAMADA PO ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR,RETIRED ON 31-03-07 ALAPPUZHA. 2. V.K.THILAKAN, VELIYIL VEEDU MUHAMMA PO, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, VEHICLE SUPERVISOR,RETIRED ON 30-04-2007 ALAPPUZHA. 3. K.J.ANTONY, SOODRAPONVELI HOUSE AVALOOKUNNU PO, ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31-10-2006 ALAPPUZHA) 4. T.J.SEBASTIAN PADINJARE VEEDU, THATHAMPALLY PO,ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31-10-2006 ALAPPUZHA) 5. K.VIJAYAN PILLAI, NIKUNJAM, KALAVOOR PO, ALAPPUZHA (INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 30-06-2007, ALAPPUZHA. 6. N.BALAKRISHNA PILLAI BALA BHAVAN, PANAYIL PO,NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, INSPECTOR, RETIRED ON 31-05-2007 ALAPPUZHA. 7. A.P.JAYAPRAKASH PRASANTH, NEAR NSS, MUHAMMA PO,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT INSPECTOR RETIRED ON 31-10-2006 ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) WP(C).No. 31684 of 2010(I ) : 2 : RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23 . 3. ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ALAPPUZHA. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.31684 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are former employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the Corporation for short. They retired from service on 31.3.2007, 30.4.2007. 31.10.2006, 31.10.2006, 30.6.2007, 31.5.2007 and 31.10.2006 respectively. After the petitioners retired from service, pursuant to a bilateral agreement entered into between the Corporation and its employees their pensionary benefits were revised with effect from 1.3.2006 subject to the condition that the monetary benefits will be paid only with effect from 1.4.2009. In this writ petition, the petitioners claim payment of the revised pensionary benefits with effect from 1.4.2009 in terms of the aforesaid settlement. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submits that the issue raised by the petitioners is covered in their favour by Ext.P3 judgment of a Division Bench of this Court and that the Corporation will determine the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners and disburse the arrears with effect from 1.4.2009 expeditiously. In the light of the said submission I dispose of the writ petition W.P(C).No.31684 of 2010 : 2 : with a direction to the respondents to compute the revised pensionary benefits payable to the petitioners with effect from 1.4.2009 under the settlement concluded on 28.11.2008 and to disburse the arrears expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. It is clarified that if payment as directed above is not made within the time limit of one month, the arrears of pension payable to the petitioners will carry simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum from 1.6.2009. Needless to say the respondents shall continue to pay revised pension to the petitioners. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.31684 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 15th October, 2010