C.Ramji v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/29TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 17927 of 2015 (M) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:
------------------ C.RAMJI, CONDUCTOR GRADE II, KSRTC (RETIRED), RESIDING AT PARASSERIL HOUSE, KODUPPUNNA P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 689 595.
BY ADVS.SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN SMT.S.LEENA SRI.K.S.PRENJITH KUMAR RESPONDENTS:
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1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023.
2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. GIKKU JACOB BY SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 17927 of 2015 (M) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER NO.PLA.4/058771/97 DATED 08.03.2001 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE OFFICE ORDER NO.PL.1.1171/2001/CGNR DATED 09.09.2002 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHENGANNUR REGARDING THE POSTING OF THE PETITIONER AS RESERVED CONDUCTOR.
EXHIBIT P3 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE OFFICE ORDER NO.PL.1.1171/2001/CGNR DATED 17.10.2002 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHENGANNUR.
EXHIBIT P4 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE MEMORANDUM PL.1.375/10/CGNR DATED 30.03.2010 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC. EXHIBIT P5 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER NO.PL.1.1006/10/CGNR DATED 19.06.10 OF THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHENGANNUR TO THE PETITION.
EXHIBIT P6 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER NO.PA13/012823/10 DATED 22.06.2010 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P7 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER NO.8337/A3/2010/TRANSPORT DATED 25.09.2010.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE.
V. CHITAMBARESH, J -------------------------------- WP(C) NO. 17927 OF 2015 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of June, 2015
JUDGMENT
The issue is covered by the common judgment dated 20.02.2015 by the Larger Bench of this Court in K.L. Francis Vs. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Others. Therefore the provisional services put in by the petitioner prior to his 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 petitioner also to whom the benefits of the Larger Bench decision of this Court shall be extended.
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The respondents submit 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 petitioner would also be subject to the modification if any by the Supreme Court in the Special Leave Petition ofcourse to be filed. The respondents are
WP(C) No. 17927/2015 directed to do the needful in the case of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of.
V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE ncd