High Court Kerala High Court

G.Sadanandan vs Kerala State Road Transport on 20 January, 2011

Kerala High Court
G.Sadanandan vs Kerala State Road Transport on 20 January, 2011
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 1978 of 2011(V)


1. G.SADANANDAN, KEDARAM, VP.13/617
                      ...  Petitioner
2. MANOHARAN NAIR K
3. M.SUBHASH CHANDRAN,SYLA NIVAS,
4. D.RETNAKUMAR,REMANI MANDIRAM,
5. D.JAYASREE,

                        Vs



1.  KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT
                       ...       Respondent

                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR

 Dated :20/01/2011

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                         C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J
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      W.P.(C)Nos. 1978, 1983, 2049 & 2050 OF 2011
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          Dated this the 20th day of January, 2011


                           J U D G M E N T

The issue involved in these writ petitions pertains

to the entitlement of the retirees from the Kerala State Road

Transport Corporation for pay-revision arrears in terms of

bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 with effect from 1.3.1997

till 31.10.1999.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

submitted that the issue involved is squarely covered in favour

of the petitioners in terms of a common judgment in WP(C)

No. 34325/2010 and connected matters. The learned

Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents would also

endorse the same.

3. In view of the said indisputable position with respect

to the entitlement of the petitioners to the pay revision arrears

in terms of bipartite settlement dated 13.4.1999 with effect

from 1.3.1997 to 31.10.1999, these writ petitions are disposed

of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the benefits

as mentioned above to the petitioners in terms of priority

WPC.Nos.1978 of 2011 and connected cases.
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formulated as per judgment in Writ Appeal No. 289/2001.

This shall be disbursed expeditiously, at any rate, within a

period of six months. In case of failure on the part of the

respondents to disburse such benefits within the above

stipulated time, then the amount payable to the petitioners

would carry interest @ 8.5% per annum.

Disposed of accordingly.

Sd/-

(C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE)

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