IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2010 / 30TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22739 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.P.RAJU, S/O.M.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN, HARIPRIYA, THONDANKULANGARA, AVALOOKUNNU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. (ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER-RETD., KSRTC, ANKAMALY). BY ADV. SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N SRI.K.K.MANGALANANDAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 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 BHAVAN, 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, ANKAMALY. SHRI V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.22739/2010-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation as Assistant Transport Officer on 31/12/2007. Aggrieved by the delay in disbursing D.C.R.G., Commuted Value of Pension and terminal value of earned leave surrender, this writ petition has been filed. The urgency shown by the petitioner is that the petitioner's daughter's marriage is scheduled to be conducted on 10/09/2010 which averment is supported by Ext.P2 a copy of the marriage invitation letter and Ext.P3 a copy of the receipt issued on booking the auditorium for the marriage purpose. 2. The directions issued by this Court in W.A.No.289/2001 permits modification of the criteria to disburse the amounts on the basis of the date of retirement, if otherwise ordered by this Court. Therefore, in genuine cases, this Court can direct them to disburse the amount. Herein, as the reason shown by the petitioner is the marriage of his daughter, there will be a direction to the respondents to conduct due enquiry in the matter in that aspect and disburse the benefits expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY//