IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2008 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 27673 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.M.ASOKAN, S/O. MARTHANDAN, SREENIKETH, S.N.PURAM P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETD., KSRTC, CHERTHALA) BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BAHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 23. 3. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA. ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R1-4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX: PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. PA-12A-5436/05 DATED 22-11-2007 SANCTIONING MONTHLY PENSION ISSUED BY THE RESPONODENT CORPORATION. EXT.P2: MARRIAGE INVITATION LETTER EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF VIVAHA MUHOORTHA PATHRIKA EXT.P4: TRUE COPY FO THE RECEIPT O FOR ADVANCE BOOKING THE AUDITORIUM FOR MARRIAGE PURPOSE ISSUED BY THE SIVASAKTHI KALYANAMANDAPAM & AUDITORIUM DATED 23-7-2008. true copy P.S.TO JUDGE K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C. HARI RANI,JJ ============================== W.P.(C)NO. 27673 OF 2008 ============================ DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2008 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The petitioner retired from service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on 31-5-2005. His daughter's marriage is fixed on 12-2-2009. This writ petition is filed by him claiming to release all the terminal benefits due to him, so that he can meet the expenses of his daughter's marriage. 2. The learned standing counsel for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation submitted that the pensioners, who retired in May 2005, will be given their terminal benefits within one month. In other words, their turn has already arisen for disbursal of the terminal benefits. In view of the above position, the respondents are directed to release the entire terminal benefits due to the petitioner within one month from the date of WPC.27673/2008 -2- receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE M.C. HARI RANI, JUDGE ks.