High Court of KeralaWP(C)/8539/2015disposed of

R.Ravi v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. By The Managing Director

2015-03-18Honourable Mr.Justice V.Chitambaresh5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/27TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 8539 of 2015 (N) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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1. R.RAVI, AGED 58 YEARS AISWARYA, THENNOOR PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 563. (CONDUCTOR VITHURA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

2. P.SUDARSANAN, S.S.BHAVAN, ERIYANADU, PANAVOOR PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 562. (CONDUCTOR NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-05-2012)

3. V.SREEKANTAN NAIR, GEETHA BHAVAN, MEMALA PO, VITHURA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 551. (CONDUCTOR NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

4. B.BHUVANENDRAN NAIR, NEDUMPURATHU VEEDU, ARYA-KOLLA PANAVOOR PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 133. (CONDUCTOR NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

5. N.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASOM, MEMALA, VITHURA PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 551. (CONDUCTOR NEDUMANGADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-10-2012)

6. G.SUDHAKARAN NAIR, SREEGANGA NILAYAM, KODOOR, VENCODE PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 028. (CONDUCTOR VIKAS BHAVAN DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

7. P.MOHANAN, BHAGAVATHY VILASAM PUTHEN VEEDU, KULAKKODE VELLANADU PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006.

(CONDUCTOR, VELLANADU DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-06-2013)

8. K.RAVEENDRAN, SONIYA COTTAGE PO, DARSAN NAGAR, KUDAPPANAKUNNU THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 043. (CONDUCTOR PEROORKADA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

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9. P.G.KRISHNA PILLAI, SREE HARIYIL, PAZHANGALAM, NALLILA PO KOLLAM-691 515. (CONDUCTOR, KOTTARAKARA DEPOT RETIRED ON 30-11-2013)

10. M.THOMAS, SABARIYAR MANDIRAM, VETTIKKAVAL PO, KOTTARAKARA KOLLAM-691 538. (CONDUCTOR, KOTTARAKA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31-10-2012)

11. G.SOMAN PILLAI, PLAVILA VEEDU, VILANGARA, PLAPPALLY PO KOLLAM-691 531. (CONDUCTOR, KOTTARAKARA DEPOT RETIRED ON 31-10-2013)

12. K.G.MADHUSOODANAN PILLAI, KRISHNA VILASAM, ARKKANNOOR, AYOOR KOLLAM-691 533. (CONDUCTOR, KILIMANOOR DEPOT RETIRED ON 30-11-2012)

13. P.MAHEENKHAN, S.L.MANDIRAM, PARUTHIVILA, THIRUPURAM PO NEYYATTINKARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 133. (CONDUCTOR PAPPANAMCODE DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31-12-2014)

14. T.A.SURESH, PALLITHARA HOUSE, JAYAPRAKASH LANE, KUDAPPANAKUNNU THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 043. (CONDUCTOR, PEROORKADA RETIRED ON 31-05-2013)

15. K.SASI, MANNAMVILA VEEDU, RUSSALPURAM PO, ERATHAVOOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006. (CONDUCTOR, PAPPANAMCODE RETIRED ON 31-10-2012)

16. K.O.PAPPACHAN, K.P.S.SADANAM, VETTIKKAVALA PO, KOTTARAKARA KOLLAM-691 538. (DRIVER, KOTTARAKARA DEPOT RETIRED ON 30-09-2012) BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S):

------------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023.

R BY SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 8539 of 2015 (N) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ---------------------------- EXT P1 : COPY OF MEMORANDUM DATED 07-04-2012 ISSUED BY THE KSRTC EXT P2 : COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT DATED 13-04-1999.

EXT P3 : COPY OF CERTIFICATES/CASH RECEIPTS ISSUED BY THE KSRTC SHOWING THE DAILY WAGE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONERS 1 TO 13. EXT P4 : COPY OF APPOINTMENT MEMORANDUM ISSUED TO THE PETITIONERS 14 AND 16 FROM THE KSRTC.

EXT P5 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE SENIORITY LIST SHOWING THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF THE 15TH PETITIONER.

EXT P6 : COPY OF THE PENSION PASS OF THE PETITIONERS 1 TO 11 AND 13 TO 16 ISSUED BY THE KSRTC.

EXT P7 : COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF THE PENSION PASS OF THE 12TH PETITIONER. EXT P8 : COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 20-02-2015 IN WA.NO.150/2010 AND CONNECTED CASES OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL.

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V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.8539 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 18th day of March, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The issue is covered by the common judgment dated 20.02.2015 by the Larger Bench of this Court in K.L. Francis v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Others. Therefore the provisional services put in by the petitioners prior to their regular appointment on the advice of the Kerala Public Service Commission is liable to be reckoned for pension. It is declared that the said dictum covers the case of the petitioners also to whom the benefits of the Larger Bench decision of this Court shall be extended.

The respondent submits that a Special Leave Petition is being filed against the common judgment of the Larger Bench before the Supreme Court and that orders are awaited. I make it clear that the implementation of the judgment of the Larger Bench of this Court as regards the petitioners would also be subject to the modification if any by the Supreme Court in the Special Leave Petition ofcourse to be filed. The respondent is directed to do the needful in the case of the petitioners within a period of

WP(C)No.8539/2015 three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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