{"id":157953,"date":"2006-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-r-thomas-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-28-november-2006"},"modified":"2015-03-17T08:53:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T03:23:47","slug":"k-r-thomas-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-28-november-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-r-thomas-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-28-november-2006","title":{"rendered":"K.R.Thomas vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 28 November, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.R.Thomas vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 28 November, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 31471 of 2006(V)\n\n\n1. K.R.THOMAS, PALLISSERY HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. N.B.VARGHESE,\n3. N.K.RAJAN,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF\n\n3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,\n\n4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER\n\n5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n6. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER,\n\n7. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :28\/11\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                            PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J.\n\n                             -------------------------------\n\n                          W.P.(C) No. 31471  OF 2006\n\n                            -----------------------------------\n\n                   Dated this the 28th  day of November, 2006\n\n\n                                     JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       Having   regard   to   the   grounds   raised   and   the   submissions   of<\/p>\n<p>Sri.K.Ananda  Rajan,  learned  counsel  for the petitioners and those of Sri. K.<\/p>\n<p>Prabhakaran, learned Standing Counsel for the K.S.R.T.C., this Writ Petition<\/p>\n<p>will stand disposed of in the following terms:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>       The respondents will release   the amounts due to the 1st  petitioner by<\/p>\n<p>way of statutory interest on the amount of Provident Fund closure till date of<\/p>\n<p>payment and also amounts payable on account of Staff  Welfare Fund to all<\/p>\n<p>the  petitioners  within two months  of  the  petitioners  producing a copy  of  this<\/p>\n<p>judgment before the respondents.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                              PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE\n\n\nbtt\n\n\nWPC    2\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.R.Thomas vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 28 November, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 31471 of 2006(V) 1. K.R.THOMAS, PALLISSERY HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. N.B.VARGHESE, 3. N.K.RAJAN, Vs 1. 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