{"id":255424,"date":"2008-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-o-poulose-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-26-may-2008"},"modified":"2017-05-02T10:38:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T05:08:34","slug":"p-o-poulose-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-26-may-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-o-poulose-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-26-may-2008","title":{"rendered":"P.O.Poulose vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 26 May, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.O.Poulose vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 26 May, 2008<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 15498 of 2008(T)\n\n\n1. P.O.POULOSE, PAREKATTIL HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. P.O.OUSEPH, PINADATH HOUSE,\n3. K.B.JOSEPH, KALATHIPARAMBIL HOUSE,\n4. T.R.AUGUSTY, THOTTUNGA HOUSE,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS\n\n3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER(P.F.SECTION)\n\n4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.ANANDARAJAN.N\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :26\/05\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                          K.M. JOSEPH, J.\n\n            ````````````````````````````````````````````````````\n                 W.P.(C) No. 15498 OF 2008 T\n            ````````````````````````````````````````````````````\n              Dated this the 26th day of May, 2008\n\n                          J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">           The only prayer pressed by the learned counsel for<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners is for a direction to disburse to the petitioners<\/p>\n<p>the amounts due to them as Provident Fund with interest and<\/p>\n<p>also Staff Welfare Fund. Heard the learned standing counsel<\/p>\n<p>appearing on behalf of the respondent Corporation also. The<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st<\/p>\n<p>respondent to pay to the petitioners the amounts due to them<\/p>\n<p>as Provident Fund with statutory interest from the due date till<\/p>\n<p>the date of payment and also Staff Welfare Fund in<\/p>\n<p>accordance with law within a period of one month from the<\/p>\n<p>date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if the amounts have<\/p>\n<p>not been paid already.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p id=\"p_2\">                                                 (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE)<br \/>\naks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.O.Poulose vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 26 May, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 15498 of 2008(T) 1. P.O.POULOSE, PAREKATTIL HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. P.O.OUSEPH, PINADATH HOUSE, 3. K.B.JOSEPH, KALATHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, 4. T.R.AUGUSTY, THOTTUNGA HOUSE, Vs 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT &#8230; Respondent 2. 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