IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2011 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16150 of 2011(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- M.BALAN, SUPERINTENDENT (RETD), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT SRUTHILAYAM, KOTTUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., TRIVANDRUM-23, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., TRIVANDRUM-23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRIVANDRUM-23. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOZHIKODE. R1 TO R4 BY ADV.SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.16150/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF THE PETITIONER. P2 COPY OF THE INVITATION LETTER OF THE ELDER DAUGHTER OF THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.16150 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 16th 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 an out of turn disbursement of the pensionary benefits including DCRG, Commuted value of pension and other terminal benefits. 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 14.09.2011. The learned standing counsel for the respondents submitted that the genuineness of the said contention would 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 WP(C).No.16150/2011 2 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 six weeks. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS