High Court of KeralaWP(C)/4396/2008disposed of

The Managing Director, Ksrtc v. K. Venugopal

2015-05-22Honourable Mr.Justice V.Chitambaresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF MAY 2015/1ST JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 4396 of 2008 (W) --------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------ THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY LAW OFFICER, SRI.RENJITH JOSEPH.

BY ADV. M. GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR RESPONDENT:

-------------------- SRI. K. VENUGOPAL ,'NISHA', KULAKODE, VELLANADU P.O., NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C) NO. 4396/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT NO. 1083/2007 DATED 26.04.2007. EXHIBIT P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT FILED ON BEHALF OF KSRTC DATED 09.10.2007.

EXHIBIT P3 :

TRUE COPYO OF THE ORDER OF THE KERALA LOK AYUKTA ON COMPLAINT NO. 1083/2007DATED 30.11.2007.

EXHIBIT P4 :

TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. LR8-023330/07 DATED 20.07.2007. EXHIBIT P5 :

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A. NO. 289/2001 DATED 20.11.2002.

EXHIBIT P6 :

TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5401/5407 OF 2002 DATED 29.08.2002 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT.

EXHIBIT P7 :

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO. 33183/2007 DATED 07.01.2008.

EXHIBIT P8 :

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A. NO. 1642/2007 DATED 06.07.2007.

RESPONDENT(S) EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE.

V. CHITAMBARESH, J -------------------------------- WP(C) NO. 4396 OF 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

The judgment in W.A. No. 289/2001 and the subsequent cases governed the payment of the death-cum-retirement gratuity and commuted value of pension for the retired employees of the Kerala state Road Transport Corporation. The petitioner is therefore bound to scrupulously follow the same and a contrary direction in Ext.P3 order by the Kerala Lok Ayuktha cannot be appreciated.

I quash Ext.P3 order permitting the petitioner to follow the judgment in W.A. No. 289/2001 and other cases. The retiral benefits of the petitioner shall be disbursed accordingly without delay.

The Writ Petition is disposed of.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE ncd