IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
FRIDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 3RD ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 7263 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
V.S. RAVEENDRAN
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O. VASUDEVAN, RESIDING AT R.S.NIVAS, KIZHUNILA,
MATHIRA P.O., KADAKKAL, KOLLAM-691 536, (DRIVER
PUNALUR DEPOT RETIRED ON 30.6.2018)
BY ADV N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REP BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,
FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023
2 FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIE ACCOUNTS OFFICER,
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT
BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023
3 ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,
KSRTC, PUNALUR DEPOT, KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 321
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI DEEPU THANKAN-SC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 24.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 7263 OF 2022 2
JUDGMENT
The petitioner, who retired from the services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.06.2018, alleges that an amount of Rs.25,728/-, as reflected in Ext.P2 letter, has not yet been paid to him. He, therefore, pleads that the competent Authority of the KSRTC be directed to disburse to him the afore amount, with interest, without any further delay.
2. However, the learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC
- Sri.Deepu Thankan, responded to the afore submissions of Sri.N.Sasidharan Unnithan - learned counsel for the petitioner, saying that the entire amount has already been remitted into the bank account of the petitioner.
3. Sri.N.Sasidharan Unnithan, however, replied that, going through the account statement obtained by his client from the Bank, specific heads of credit are not seen and therefore, that it is difficult for him to verify the accuracy of the afore statement.
In the afore circumstances, I leave liberty to the WP(C) NO. 7263 OF 2022 3 petitioner, after verification of his account, to approach the 2 nd respondent - Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer with an apposite representation, appending to it a copy of the account statement which he has obtained from his Bank, if he feels that any further amounts are due; in which event, the said Authority will consider the same and verify the accounts and then disburse any further amounts that may be due to him, without any avoidable delay, but not later than one month from the date on which the afore representation is made by the petitioner.
This writ petition is thus ordered.
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DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE MC/24.6 WP(C) NO. 7263 OF 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7263/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PENSION PASS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER FROM THE KSRTC SHOWING THE DATE OF RETIREMENT Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.RTI/016/21 DATED 22.3.2021 OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER UNDER THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.12.2021 OF THE PETITIONER SUBMITTED TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS VS ABOOBACKER AND OTHERS REPORTED IN LR 2011 (4) KER 228 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF ACCOUNT NO.SB.1/28894 OF THE PETITIONER HELD WITH THE CHITHARA SERVICE CO-
OPERATIVE BANK LTD.