IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20625 of 2011(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. K.V.BABY, (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KSRTC, ERNAKULAM, RETIRED ON 28.2.2005), KAKKASSERY HOUSE, S.N.PARK, POOTHOL.P.O., THRISSUR. 2. M.V.THOMAS, (DRIVER, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 28.2.2009), MANNAPARAMBIL, KADAYANIKKADU.P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-686 550. 3. S.RADHAKRISHNAN, (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2004), KRISHNA KRIPA, UDAYA PURAM, KATTAYIKONAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. BY ADV. SRI. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC., K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 20625/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER, DATED NIL. P2: COPY OF FREE PASS ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER, DATED NIL. P3: COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER DATED NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 20625 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT 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. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the Learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC. 3.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 -2- W.P.(C).No.20625/2011 aforesaid judgment, this Court issued a direction to the Corporation to disburse the arrears of pay revision to the petitioners from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999 in terms of the directions in Ext.P9 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.22039/2008 and Ext.P2 judgment referred to in W.P.(C).No.34325/2010, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 4. 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 the 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 at the rate of 6% per annum. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.