{"id":77251,"date":"2006-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-viswanathan-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-18-december-2006"},"modified":"2016-02-06T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T09:02:23","slug":"p-viswanathan-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-18-december-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-viswanathan-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-18-december-2006","title":{"rendered":"P.Viswanathan vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 18 December, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.Viswanathan vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 18 December, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 33549 of 2006(R)\n\n\n1. P.VISWANATHAN, AGED 35,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. SIVADASAN KOZHISSERI,\n3. M.N.RAVINDRAN,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR &amp; CHIEF ACCOUNTS\n\n3. THE ASST. ACCOUNTS OFFICER (P.F.),\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.P.SOMAN NAIR\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :18\/12\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                            PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J.\n\n                              -------------------------------\n\n                          W.P.(C) No. 33549  OF 2006\n\n                            -----------------------------------\n\n                  Dated this the 18th day of December, 2006\n\n\n                                     JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       Having   regard   to   the   grounds   raised   and   the   submissions   of<\/p>\n<p>Sri.P.P.   Soman   Nair,   learned   counsel   for   the   petitioners   and   those   of<\/p>\n<p>Sri. K. Prabhakaran, learned Standing Counsel for the K.S.R.T.C., this<\/p>\n<p>Writ Petition will stand disposed of in the following terms:<\/p>\n<p>       The respondents will release all the amounts which are due to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners on account of Provident Fund closure together with statutory<\/p>\n<p>interest till date of payment  and also on account of Staff Welfare Fund<\/p>\n<p>within two months of the petitioners producing a copy of this judgment<\/p>\n<p>before the respondents.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n                                              PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE\n\nbtt\n\n\nWPC    2\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.Viswanathan vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 18 December, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 33549 of 2006(R) 1. P.VISWANATHAN, AGED 35, &#8230; Petitioner 2. SIVADASAN KOZHISSERI, 3. M.N.RAVINDRAN, Vs 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT &#8230; Respondent 2. 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