{"id":98438,"date":"2008-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-l-devassy-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-3-july-2008"},"modified":"2019-03-04T18:58:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T13:28:04","slug":"c-l-devassy-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-3-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-l-devassy-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-3-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"C.L.Devassy vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 3 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">C.L.Devassy vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 3 July, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 20016 of 2008(G)\n\n\n1. C.L.DEVASSY, CHULLIKADAN HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. ALEXANDER.K.J, KAPPALUMAVUNGAL HOUSE,\n3. K.J.GEORGE, KALLARAKKAL 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 DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n5. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n6. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n7. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICE,\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 :03\/07\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                  K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                           WP.(C) No.20016 of 2008\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                       Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2008\n\n                                     JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>            Heard counsel for the petitioners and the respondents.<\/p>\n<p>            There will be a direction to the first respondent to disburse<\/p>\n<p>to petitioners 1 to 3 the amount due as Provident Fund with statutory<\/p>\n<p>interest from the due date till the date of payment within one month<\/p>\n<p>from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. There will be a<\/p>\n<p>further direction to the first respondent to disburse to the petitioners the<\/p>\n<p>amount due as Staff Welfare Fund within one month from the date of<\/p>\n<p>receipt of a copy of this judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p>            The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court C.L.Devassy vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 3 July, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 20016 of 2008(G) 1. C.L.DEVASSY, CHULLIKADAN HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. ALEXANDER.K.J, KAPPALUMAVUNGAL HOUSE, 3. K.J.GEORGE, KALLARAKKAL HOUSE, Vs 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT &#8230; Respondent 2. 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