IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 32896 of 2010(J)
1. S.KRISHNAKUMARI AMMA
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT
... Respondent
2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF
3. THE PERSONNEL OFFICER (PERSION)
4. THE ASST.TRANSPORT OFFICER,
For Petitioner :SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN
Dated :28/10/2010
O R D E R
P.N. RAVINDRAN, J.
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W.P.(C) No.32896 of 2010
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Dated this the 28th day of October, 2010
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner is the widow of Late V.Radhakrishna Pillai, a
former employee of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘KSRTC’ for short). The petitioner’s
husband died while in service on 16.9.2008. Thereupon, the terminal
benefits were sanctioned and it is stated that presently the petitioner
is receiving only the family pension. The grievance of the petitioner is
that though nearly two years have passed after her husband passed
away, the amount of DCRG has not so far been disbursed to her.
This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious payment of D.C.R.G.
and other retirement benefits of her husband, on the ground that her
daughter’s marriage is scheduled to be solemnised on 28.11.2010 and
she is in urgent need of funds to meet the marriage expenses.
2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing
counsel appearing for the KSRTC, submits that if after enquiry the
Corporation is satisfied that the marriage of the petitioner’s daughter
is scheduled to be solemnized on 28.11.2010, the Corporation will
take steps to pay DCRG and other retirement benefits of petitioner’s
husband to her overlooking priority.
In such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a
direction to the respondents to enquire into the genuineness of the
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claim made by the petitioner for out of turn payment of DCRG and
other retirement benefits of her husband and to make such payment
within one month from the date of production of a copy of this
judgment, if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine.
P.N. RAVINDRAN,
JUDGE.
nj.