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​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​
                                   ​1​           2025:KER:61152​
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             IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​
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                                 PRESENT​
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     THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​
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                                    &​
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            THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​
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                   TH​
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  WEDNESDAY, THE 13​
  ​                    DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​
                       ​                                  1947​

                           WA NO. 611 OF 2023​
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       AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1130 OF 2022​
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          IN WP(C)34384 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​
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APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​
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     ​       ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​
             K
             REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​
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             TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​
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             PIN - 695023​
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     ​       ​INANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​
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             KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE,​
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             TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​
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             PIN - 695023​
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             ​Y ADVS.​
             B
             SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​
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             SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​
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             SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​
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             SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​
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             SMT.UMMUL FIDA​
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RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​

​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​2​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 1​ ​ ​JITH KUMAR P.,​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (PF NO. 40566), S/O. K. SREEDHARA KURUP, KIZHAKOOT​ ​ HOUSE, MATHILMOOLA, MATHILAKAM P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 680685​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ANTHOSH P.G.,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (PF NO. 51255) S/O. P.A. GOPI, PARASSERY HOUSE,​ ​ PULLUT P.O., CHAPPARA, THRISSUR, PIN - 680663​ ​ 3​ ​ ​OUSHAD P.U., (PF NO.40434),​ N AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. USMAN, PANIKKAVEETIL HOUSE, THALIKULAM P.O.,​ ​ THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680569​ ​ 4​ ​ ​.D. SOUNDER RAJAN,​ N AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (PF NO.62413), S/O. DASAN, NOTTANTE PARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683516​ ​ 5​ ​ ​.R. PRADEEP,​ M AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (ID NO.629061), S/O. RAVEENDRAN M.K., MADATHITHARA​ ​ HOUSE, VADAKKUMPURAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 683521​ ​ ​Y ADV SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​ BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ ON​​ 13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.700/2023,​ ​ 701/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​3​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 700 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1223 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)18979 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ANAGING DIRECTOR,​ M TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (P&A),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MALA,​ ​ PIN - 680732​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​4​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ ​AM P.D.,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. DANIEL, PARAKKAL HOUSE, THALANADU P.O., KOTTAYAM​ ​ DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR-KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, MALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 30.04.2022),​ ​ PIN - 686580​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​5​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 701 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1167 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)23359 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686666​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​6​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ILSON A.D.,​ W AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. DEVASSY, EDAPPOLAVAN HOUSE, KOTTAPADY,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 28.02.2022), PIN - 686692​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HAJAN M.K.,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. EACHARAN, MATTANAYIL HOUSE, CHERUVATTOOR.P.O,​ ​ KOTHAMANGAIAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT- RETIRED​ ​ ON 31.03.2022), PIN - 686691​ ​ 3​ ​ ​OJI JOSEPH,​ J AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. VARKEY JOSEPH, THUMBANEREPPEL HOUSE, RAMALLOOR,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, DRIVER-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT -​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686691​ ​ 4​ ​ ​AYAN V.N.,​ J AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, VETTUKATTIL HOUSE, THRIKKARIYOOR,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT -​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686692​ ​ 5​ ​ ​URESH K.G.,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. GOPALAN K.A., KEEDASSERIL HOUSE, CHELAD P.O.,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (MECHANIC-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT​ ​

-RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686681​ ​ 6​ ​ ​AREEM T.M.,​ K AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​7​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​/O. MOHAMMED, THANDATHIL HOUSE, NELLIKUZHY P.O.,​ S KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT​ ​

-RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686691​ ​ 7​ ​ ​IJUMON V.S.,​ B AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. SATHYAVAN, VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NJAYAPPILLY P.O.,​ ​ THATTEKAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT -​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686681​ ​ 8​ ​ ​ABU P.B.,​ B AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. P.C. BALAN, ELAMBRA, PULIKUNNATH HOUSE, NELLIKUZHI​ ​ P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,(DRIVER-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT -​ ​ RETIRED ON 31.05.2022), PIN - 686691​ ​ ​RI.C.V.MILTON​ S SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​8​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 741 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1246 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)33216 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION-KSRTC,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE MANAGING DIRECTOR,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​9​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 6​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM​ ​ DISTRICT, ALUVA, PIN - 683101​ ​ 7​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SOUTH AT CENTRAL WORKS,​ ​ PAPPANAMCODE, PIN - 695018​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​.V. UNNIKRISHNAN,​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. VELAPPAN NAIR, RESIDING AT AYYANATTU HOUSE,​ ​ KUMBALAM P.O., KOCHI, INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022, FROM​ ​ ERNAKULAM DEPOT), PIN - 682506​ ​ 2​ ​ ​OHANDAS K.A.,​ M AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. K.K. AYYAPPAN, KARAMCHERY HOUSE, PERUMBAVOOR P.O,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022 FROM​ ​ PIRAVOM DEPOT), PIN - 683542​ ​ 3​ ​ ​. PREMLAL,​ T AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. N. THANKAPPAN NAIR, NANDANAM, KARIPPURU,​ ​ MALAYINKEEZHU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-(INSPECTOR,​ ​ KERALA STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​10​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​0.04.2022 FROM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL),​ 3 PIN - 695571​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ANTHOSH KUMAR,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. M. KRISHNAN CHETTIYAR, SINDOORAM, THACHOTTUKAVU,​ ​ PAYAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022 FROM​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL), PIN - 695573​ ​ 5​ ​ ​OHNY A.J.,​ J S/O. JOSEPH, APPILLIL HOUSE, POOTHRIKKA P.O., ERNAKULAM​ ​ DISTRICT- (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022 FROM PIRAVOM DEPOT),​ ​ PIN - 682308​ ​ 6​ ​ ​USTIN VALSALAM,​ J AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. M. VALSALAM, SREESHAILAM HOUSE, MARKET ROAD,​ ​ KANJIRAMKULAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (PUMP OPERATOR,​ ​ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022 FROM POOVAR DEPOT), PIN - 695524​ ​ ​Y ADV SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT)​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​11​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 825 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.18 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C)40299 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PAPPANAMCODE,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695018​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​12​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ ​.S. SELVA KUMAR,​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. SATHYAMOORTHY, PRANAVAM, TC 20/208-1, MELARANOOR,​ ​ KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANATHAPURAM DISTRICT​ ​ (SUPERINTENDENT (PEN NO. G 15199)- KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION), CHIEF OFFICE - RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), PIN - 695002​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​13​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 878 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1176 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)24903 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHALAKUDY,​ ​ PIN - 680307​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​14​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ ​.K. JOY,​ M AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. KOCHAPPAN, MORELY HOUSE, MOTHIRAKANNI P.O.,​ ​ THOOMABACODE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHALAKUDY DEPOT - RETIRED​ ​ ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 680724​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​15​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 881 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1160 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)29620 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 695001​ ​ 3​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERATTUPETTA​ ​ DEPOT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686121​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALA DEPOT,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686575​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​16​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ABUMON K. PHILIP,​ S RESIDING AT ILLICKAL HOUSE, ELAMPALLY P.O., KOTTAYAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 686503​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNAN K.,​ R RESIDING AT SANKARASADANAM, THALAPPALAM,​ ​ PLASSANAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686579​ ​ 3​ ​ ​YAMKUMAR T.K.,​ S RESIDING AT THOTTAPPALLIL HOUSE, POONJAR​ ​ THEKKEKARA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686582​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ENNY KURIAN,​ B RESIDING AT THONUKUZHIYIL VEEDU, KIZHATHADIYOOR P.O.,​ ​ PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686574​ ​ 5​ ​ ​NIL KUMAR N.S.,​ A RESIDING AT ANIKKATTU HOUSE, POOVARANI P.O., PALA,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686577​ ​ 6​ ​ ​AJEEV C.K.,​ R RESIDING AT CHEERAMKULATHU VEEDU, ELIKULAM P.O.,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686577​ ​ 7​ ​ ​.K. MATHACHAN,​ P RESIDING AT PUTHENPARAMBIL, PUNNATHURA EAST P.O.,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686583​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​17​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 884 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1132 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)34501 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY​ ​ DEPOT, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​18​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​HASKARAN T.,​ B AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31/5/2022) RESIDING AT MOOLAKKARA HOUSE,​ ​ THRIKKODITHANAM P.O., CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 686105​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​19​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 885 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1222 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)20677 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (KSRTC),​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY​ ​ DEPOT, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 686101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​20​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​URUVILA VARGHESE​ K (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.1.2022), RESIDING AT PALLIYADATHIL, MALLOOSSERY​ ​ P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686041​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​21​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 888 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1197 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)30800 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY​ ​ THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD​ A TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA DEPOT, CHERTHALA,​ ​ ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688524.​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​22​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 1​ ​ ​JAYAKUMAR V A​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ AJAYAKUMAR V A, RESIDING AT VADAKKEANCHANTHARA,​ ​ KADAKKARAPPALLY PO, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT​ ​ PIN - 688526​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ANTHOSH KUMAR K.T.,​ S RESIDING AT DEVI VILASAM, TRICHATTUKULAM P.O.,​ ​ CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN 688526.​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​23​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 895 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1133 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)30726 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -​ ​ 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ F KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, HEAD​ ​ OFFICE,TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ T KSRTC, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678014​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​24​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​.MURALEEDHARAN​ C AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. CHAMIKUTTAN, PADINJARETHARAMANDAPAMKUDAM,​ ​ KUZHALMANNAM P.O, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678702​ ​ 2​ ​ ​URALIDAS.C.K​ M S/O.KESAVAN, CHAKKINGAL HOUSE, KONGAD P.O,​ ​ PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678631​ ​ 3​ ​ ​.BHARATHARAJAN​ V S/O. VELAN, MUKRAMKATTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KOTTEKAD P.O,​ ​ PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678732​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​25​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 901 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1175 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)28292 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY TS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR​ ​ DEPOT, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 001.​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​26​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​AMACHANDRAN R​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, THRISSUR DEPOT, RETIRED ON 28.2.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT AYILYAM HOUSE, THEKKETHARA,​ ​ PAZHAYANNUR.P.O, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680587​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​27​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 912 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1163 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)29859 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE MANAGING DIRECTOR​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​28​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 6​ ​ ​HE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AT ALUVA​ ​ DEPOT., PIN - 683101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​INDU K S​ B AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ W/O.K.G.THILAKAN, RESIDING AT KADAVIL HOUSE,​ ​ KUTTAMASSERY, THOTTUMUGHAM.P.O., ALUVA - 5​ ​ (SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022, FROM N.PARAVUR​ ​ DEPOT), PIN - 683105​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNAN.P.S.​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ PULLARKATT HOUSE, ANDIPPILLIKKAVU, MOOTHAKUNNAM.P.O.,​ ​ (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.04.2022 FROM N. PARAVUR​ ​ DEPOT., PIN - 683516​ ​ ​Y ADV SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT)​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​29​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 925 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1174 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)29443 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVALLA​ ​ DEPOT, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 689101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​30​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 1​ ​ ​AMACHANDRAN C.​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT KOTTACKAL VEEDU,​ ​ MADAPPALLY.P.O, CHANGANASSERI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN-686 546.​ ​ 2​ ​ ​OHANAKUMAR.E.S,​ M (HEAD VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT ETTICKAL HOUSE,​ ​ NOORMAVU.P.O, MALLAPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT​ ​ PIN - 686589​ ​ 3​ ​ ​IJAYAN.E​ V (DRIVER, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT ETTICKAL HOUSE,​ ​ MALLAPPALLY.P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 689585​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ANMADAKURUP.R​ M (DRIVER, KSRTC, THIRUVALLA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT CHERACKAL HOUSE,​ ​ CHAMPAKKARA.P.O, KARUKACHAL, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 686540​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​31​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 929 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1169 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)32039 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ F KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER,​ T KSRTC, ALUVA, PIN - 683101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​32​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​AYAN K.P.​ J KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE, THURAVOOR.P.O, VATHAKKAD, ERNAKULAM​ ​ DISTRICT (DRIVER-KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT-ANKAMALY-RETIRED ON 31.05.2022),​ ​ PIN - 683572​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​33​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 943 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1221 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)19641 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHATHANNOOR​ ​ DEPOT, CHATHANNUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691572​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​34​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​. AJI​ R (SUPERINTENDENT, KSRTC, CHATHANNOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 30.4.2022), RESIDING AT PRADEEKSHA, NEW AYSWARYA​ ​ NAGAR-44, VADAKKEVILA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 691010​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​35​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 944 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST​​ ​ THE​​ ORDER​​ DATED​​ 16.02.2023​​ IN​​ RP​​ NO.1177​​ OF​​ 2022​ IN WP(C)27819 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023.​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE PERSONNEL OFFICER(PENSION & AUDIT)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ CHADAYAMANGALAM DEPOT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691534​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​36​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​MT.UMMUL FIDA​ S SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​USHPARAJ P​ P AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O PUSHKARAN, CHARUVILA VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM,​ ​ ELAMPAZHANNOOR.P.O, KADAKKAL, KOLLAM DIST. (DRIVER-​ ​ SPECIAL GRADE, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ CHADAYAMANGALAM DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/05/2022),​ ​ PIN - 691534​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ENUGOPAL.G​ V S/O.V. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, AMBADY, THALACHIRA.P.O,​ ​ KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT (DRIVER- SPECIAL GRADE,​ ​ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ CHADAYAMANGALAM DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/05/2022),​ ​ PIN - 691538​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.ANANDA RAJAN.N​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​37​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 946 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1244 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)22056 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA DEPOT,​ ​ ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683101​ ​ 3​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA​ ​ DEPOT, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685584​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​38​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​OMASEKHARAN V.E​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022),RESIDING AT NIRMALYAM HOUSE, ELAMKUNNAPUZHA​ ​ P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682503​ ​ 2​ ​ ​BDUL KHADER V.A,​ A (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT VANIYAKKATTU HOUSE, MUDICKAL P.O,​ ​ PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683547​ ​ 3​ ​ ​BDUL SALAM K.M,​ A (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT VADAKKEDATHU, KODIMUTTAM, WEST KADUNGALLOR​ ​ P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683110​ ​ 4​ ​ ​BOOBAKER N.A,​ A (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT NJALIYAR HOUSE, SOUTH VAZHAKKULAM P.O,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683105​ ​ 5​ ​ ​AVIS T.P,​ D (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT THEKKANATH HOUSE, CHENGAMANAD P.O,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683578​ ​ 6​ ​ ​OPALAKRISHNAN K,​ G (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT MOLATHU HOUSE, ERUMPANAM P.O, ERNAKULAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 682309​ ​ 7​ ​ ​ALESAN P.S,​ J (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT POYYARA HOUSE, ALANGAD, KOTTAPPURAM P.O,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683511​ ​ 8​ ​ SHABU P.K,​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​39​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ( RESIDING AT PADAPARAMBATHU HOUSE, ELAVOOR P.O,​ ​ ANGAMALI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683572​ ​ 9​ ​ ​SHA KUMARI T.R,​ U (SUPERINTENDANT, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA,RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.3.2022) RESIDING AT PUTHEN PARAMBIL, T.V.PURAM P.O,​ ​ VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686606​ ​ 10​ ​ ​TATE OF KERALA,​ S REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,​ ​ SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​40​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 949 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1143 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.32987/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY​ ​ DEPOT, CHANGANACHERRY CITY DEPOT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 686101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​41​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:​ ​ ​ SURESH BABU​ R RESIDING AT VISHNU NIVAS, KIZHAKKEPURAM P.O., AYIROOR,​ ​ VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 695310​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​42​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 957 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.27 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.40301/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN FORT P.O., THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER​ T THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673661​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​BDUL BASHEER E.​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​43​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​/O KUNHIKOYA EABASTHAN, KUNDAYITHPDE, KOLATHARA P.O.,​ S KOZHIKODE, (PAINTER-SELECTION GRADE KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REGIONAL WORKSHOP​ ​ KOZHIKODE-RETIRED ON 31.05.2022, PIN - 673655​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​44​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 958 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1211 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.19014/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE MANAGING DIRECTOR,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(ADMINISTRATION)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​45​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 6​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR​ ​ DEPOT, PIN - 683101​ ​ 7​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM​ ​ DEPOT, PIN - 683101​ ​ 8​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA DEPOT,​ ​ PIN - 683101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​OSE WILLIAMS,​ J AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O.ANTONY V M., RESIDING AT VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, B2​ ​ G3 K B PARK, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY, (CHARGE-MAN,​ ​ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON​ ​ 30.04.2022 FROM ERNAKULAM DEPOT), PIN - 682024​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISWAMBARAN C.V.,​ V AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. C A VITHAN, RESIDING AT CHIRAKKAPADY HOUSE,​ ​ KOLLAMKUDIMUGHAL, THRIKKAKARA, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.01.2022 FROM​ ​ PERUMBAVOOR DEPOT), PIN - 682021​ ​ 3​ ​ RAJU K.U.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​46​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​/O. UNTAN RESIDING AT KUZHIMATTATHIL HOUSE, PARIYARAM​ S MEENPARA P.O., ERNAKULAM (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 28.02.2022 FROM​ ​ ERNAKULAM DEPOT), PIN - 682308​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ANIEL.I.A​ D AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. LATE ANTONY, RESIDING AT ILLIKKAL HOUSE, IV/44 A​ ​ SUNDARAGIRI ROAD KALAMASSERRY ERNAKULAM (INSPECTOR,​ ​ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.01.2022 FROM ERNAKULAM DEPOT, PIN - 683104​ ​ 5​ ​ ​UDE K.A.,​ J AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. K T AUGUSTINE, RESIDING AT KUNNEL HOUSE,​ ​ PUTHENTHODE, KANNAMALY, ERNAKULAM (CONDUCTOR, KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 28.02.2022​ ​ FROM ALUVA DEPOT), PIN - 682008​ ​ 6​ ​ ​URALI P.C.,​ M AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. P G CHAMY, RESIDING AT PONNETHUPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ PARATTU LANE ALUVA ERNAKULAM (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 30.04.2022 FROM​ ​ ALUVA DEPOT), PIN - 683101​ ​ ​Y ADV SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT)​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​47​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 959 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1253 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.30186/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (KSRTC)​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA​ ​ DEPOT, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688524​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​EMESAN C.T.​ R (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT ROHINI NIVAS, POOCHAKKAL P.O.,​ ​ CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688526​ ​ 2​ ​ SULAIMAN P.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​48​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​DRIVER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ( 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT THAICHIRA, PANAVALLY P.O.,​ ​ CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688526​ ​ 3​ ​ ​EVADAS V.D​ D (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT VADAKKAKATHU HOUSE,​ ​ EZHUPUNNA P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 688537​ ​ 4​ ​ ​UKHALAL T.P.​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHERTHALA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT THEKEMURIYIL, CHERTHALA,​ ​ ARTHUNKAL P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688530​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​49​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 962 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.29 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.37359/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695001​ ​ 3​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695001​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​50​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​OPAKUMAR K​ G DRIVER, (KSRTC, DEPOT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 28.02.2022) RESDING AT ROHINI NIVAS, SIVAN​ ​ KOVIL ROAD, TC 49/2652, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695020​ ​ 2​ ​ ​. JYOTHIKUMAR​ S (CHARGE MAN, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 28.2.2022), RESIDING AT TC 19/13-3,​ ​ MEDAMANDIRAM, THELI BHAGAM, THIRUMALA,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695006​ ​ 3​ ​ ​. SAMKUTTY​ D (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL​ ​ DEPORT, RETIRED ON 31.3.2022), RESIDEING AT SEENAY​ ​ BHAVAN, MELE MANJAMKUZHY, AMARAVILA. P.O,​ ​ NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001​ ​ 4​ ​ ​.SULPHIKAR​ N (DRIVER, KSRTC, VENJARAMOODU DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT SUNEETHA BHAVAN, NANNATTUKAVU,​ ​ POTHENCODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695584​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​51​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 975 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1239 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.21120/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (P&A)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ ANGAMALY, PIN - 683572​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICE​ T R KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686666​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​52​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​AVIS P.V​ D S/O. VARUTHUNNY, PARIYADAN HOUSE, PULIYANAM P.O,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, ANKAMALY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 28.02.2022),​ ​ PIN - 683572​ ​ 2​ ​ ​VARACHAN C.V.,​ A AGED 56 YEARS S/O. VARGHESE, CHAKKATTIL HOUSE,​ ​ ANKAMALY, ANKAMALY.P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,​ ​ (DRIVER-KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ ANKAMALY DEPOT, RETIRED ON 28.02.2022), PIN - 683572​ ​ 3​ ​ ​AVY GEORGE,​ S S/O. GEORGE, THZHUTHEDATH HOUSE, KUTHUKUZHI P.O.,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (INSPECTOR- KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022), PIN - 686691​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​53​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 976 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1230 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.20185/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY​ ​ DEPOT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686101​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ABU XAVIER,​ B AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 30.04.2022), RESIDING AT KUNNEL PARAMBIL, KOOTHRAPPALLY​ ​ P.O, KARUKACHAL, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686540​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​54​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 2​ ​ ​AJENDRAN M.S,​ R (VEHICLE SUPERVISOR, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT MARUTHI BHAVAN,​ ​ POOTHOTTA P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 687307​ ​ 3​ ​ ​OJU GEORGE,​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT MAMOOTTIL HOUSE, KUZHIMATTORM​ ​ P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686533​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNAN R,​ R (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT KUNNAKKUTTU P.O,​ ​ CHANGANACHERRY, PUTHENPARAMPU KOTTAMURAI KOTTAYAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 686505​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HIBU PHILIP​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), RESIDING AT EDATHUMPARAMPIL, NEELAMPEROOR​ ​ P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 686534​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​55​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 998 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1214 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.21153/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, FORT,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA​ ​ DEPOT, THODUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 685584​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​BDUL SAKEER K.H.,​ A (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​56​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​1.1.2018), RESIDING AT KOMBANAPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ 3 KARIKODE P.O., THODUPUZHA EAST, IDUKKI DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 685585​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​57​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1024 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1206 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.22234/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ALUVA DEPOT,​ ​ ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683101​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​ANAJAN C D,​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, ALUVA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.5.2022),​ ​ RESIDING AT CHILAVUTHURUTH VEEDU, KARINAGAMTHURUTH,​ ​ KONGORPPILLY.P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 683518​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​58​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​59​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1039 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1247 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.29689/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN EAST​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE MANAGING DIRECTOR,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER(PENSION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​60​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 6​ ​ ​HE KOTTAYAM DISTRICT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ CHANGANACHERRY, PIN - 686101​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​NNIKRISHNAN NAIR K.B,​ U AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, RESIDING AT KUNNATH HOUSE,​ ​ PADHUVA.P.O., MATTACKARA, KOTTAYAM, (DRIVER, KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022, FROM KOTTAYAM DEPOT), PIN - 686021​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ABU PETER,​ S S/O.MATHEW POTHEN, ANICKAL HOUSE, KADAMURI,​ ​ PARIYARAM.P.O., VAKATHANAM, PIN: 686 021, (DRIVER,​ ​ KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022 FROM KOTTAYAM DEPOT)​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HAJIMON.P.K.,​ S S/O.KUMARAN, PUNCHAMULLIL HOUSE,​ ​ ARUNOOTTIMANGALAM.P.O., KADUTHURUTHY - 686 604,​ ​ (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.01.2022 FROM KOTTAYAM DEPOT)​ ​ 4​ ​ ​YJU.P.K.,​ B S/O.T.K. KRISHNANKUTTY, PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ SACHIVOTHAMAPURAM.P.O., KURICHI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT -​ ​ 686 532, (INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 28.02.2022 FROM KOTTAYAM​ ​ DEPOT).​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HIBU JOSEPH,​ S S/O.P.C.UTHUP, PULLANAPPALLY HOUSE, S.H.MOUNT P.O.,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT -686 006, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022 FROM​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​61​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ KOTTAYAM DEPOT)​ ​ 6​ ​ ​AYAN ABRAHAM,​ J S/O.P.U.ABRAHAM, PULIKKIYIL HOUSE, KOODALLOOR P.O.,​ ​ KIDANGOOR-686 587, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022 FROM KOTTAYAM​ ​ DEPOT).​ ​ 7​ ​ ​.C.GEORGE,​ K S/O.CHACKO, KULAVELIL HOUSE ETTUMANOOR.P.O., KOTTAYAM​ ​ DISTRICT - 686 631, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RETIRED ON 31.10.2021 FROM​ ​ KOTTAYAM DEPOT).​ ​ ​RI.K.P.JUSTICE (KARIPAT)​ S SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​62​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1041 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.19 OF 2023​ ​ IN W.P(C)NO.40181/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANNATHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ F KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANNATHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(PENSION AND AUDIT)​ T KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​URESH KUMAR P.​ S RESIDING AT MANOHARA SADANAM, VILANGARA CHEPRA P.O.,​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​63​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​OTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM(CONDUCTOR, KOTTARAKKARA UNIT,​ K RETIRED ON 30/04/2022), PIN - 691520​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNA PILLAI J​ R KRISHNA BHAVANAM, THENGAMAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA​ ​ DISTRICT(CONDUCTOR ADOOR UNIT RETIRED ON 30/04/2022),​ ​ PIN - 690522​ ​ 3​ ​ ​RASAD K​ P RESIDING AT AKHIL NIVAS, ANAKOTTOOR P.O., KOTTARAKKARA,​ ​ KOLLAM DISTRICT(DRIVER CHADAYAMANGALAM UNIT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31/05/2022), PIN - 691505​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​64​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1059 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1248 OF 2022​ ​ IN W.P(C)NO.29877/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KILIMANOOR​ ​ DEPOT, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 695601​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HULASEEDAS O.G.,​ T AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT THULASI HILL, MITHIRMALA.P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695610​ ​ 2​ ​ ​.SATHEESAN NAIR,​ P (DRIVER, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​65​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​1.5.2022), RESIDING AT ASWATHY BHAVAN, PONGANADU.P.O,​ 3 KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 695601​ ​ 3​ ​ ​.P.MADHUSOODANAN NAIR,​ K (DRIVER, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT MADHURIMA, AZHAKONAM,​ ​ THOTTAKKADU.P.O, KALLAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 695605​ ​ 4​ ​ ​.RAVEENDRAN NAIR,​ R (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT PARAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU,​ ​ PONGANAD.P.O, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 695601​ ​ 5​ ​ ​URESH KUMAR.C,​ S (MECHANIC GRADE 1ST, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED​ ​ ON 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT PEZHUVILA VEEDU,​ ​ ANTHIYOORKONAM, KOLLODE.P.0, MALAYINKEEZHU.P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695571​ ​ 6​ ​ ​.REMESAN NAIR,​ K (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT NANDANAM, MAHADEVESWARAM,​ ​ KILIMANOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 695601​ ​ 7​ ​ ​.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,​ K (INSPECTOR, KSRTC, KILIMANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.3.2022), RESIDING AT KONATHU MADAM, DEVESWARAM,​ ​ WP(C) NO. 29877 OF 2022 2 KILIMANOOR.P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695601​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​66​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1062 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1213 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.18776/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KSRTC,​ D PATHANAPURAM DEPOT, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 699696​ ​ 3​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KSRTC,​ D CHENGANOOR DEPOT, PATHANAMTHITTA​ ​ DISTRICT - 699696.​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​REMAKUMARI K.G.,​ P AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​67​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​ESIDING AT GOWRI COTTAGE MURINJAKAL P.O., KOODAL,​ R PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT , (SUPERINTENDENT, KSRTC​ ​ PATHANAPURAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON 28/2/2022),​ ​ PIN - 689693​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ENU ACHARY K,​ V RESIDING AT CHALACHERIL THEKKETHIL, KUDASSANAD P.O.,​ ​ PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (BLACK SMITH, KSRTC​ ​ CHENGANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/5/2022), PIN - 689512​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​68​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1066 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1203 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.37198/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT. P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT. P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PAPPANAMCODE,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695018​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ ​EMADEVI M.C.​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​69​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​GED 56 YEARS, W/O. NARAYANAN NAIR.B, VIHGNESH, T.C​ A 42/268-1, DEVI NAGAR-3, SREEVARAHAM, MANACAUD.P.O,​ ​ THIRUVNANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (SUPERINTENDENT-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, VIKAS BHAVAN- RETIRED​ ​ ON 31.05.2022), PIN - 695009​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​70​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1067 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1215 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 16635 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD​ ​ DEPOT, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695541​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:​ ​ ​UMARI K,​ K (W/O. LATE VIKRAMAN, MECHANIC, KSRTC, NEDUMANGAD DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.4.2004 AND EXPIRED ON 17.3.2021),​ ​ RESIDING AT TC.14/372, VANIYAR STREET, PALAYAM,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695033, NOW RESIDING AT C/O​ ​ SUKUMARAN, D 901, SANTHA TOWERS, PARUTHIPATTU AVADI,​ ​ CHENNAI, KAMARAJANAGAR, THIRUVALLUR, TAMIL NADU,​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​71​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ PIN - 600071​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​72​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1072 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1216 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 22835 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT. P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:​ ​ ​OPAN M.​ G AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O MADHAVAN, MADATHU HOUSE, ARUVIKKARA, KOOVALASSERY,​ ​ VELIYAMCODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 695512(SUPERINTENDENT- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION, CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-RETIRED​ ​ ON 31.05.2022).​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​73​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​74​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1073 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.127 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C) 38386 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (KSRTC)​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ F KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANNATHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​XECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PENSION AND AUDIT)​ E KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HAHUL HAMEED RAWTHER N M.​ S AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​75​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​ESIDING AT KUTTANYYATH HOUSE, KADAKKAD M.M.JUNCTION,​ R PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN - 689501(SPECIAL​ ​ ASSISTANT CHENGANOOR DEPOT RETIRED ON 30/04/2022)​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNAN.D​ R RESIDING AT MELEKOYIPPALLIL HOUSE VADAKKADATHKAV P.O,​ ​ ADOOR PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, CHENGANOOR​ ​ DEPOT RETIRED ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 691526​ ​ 3​ ​ ​JITH KUMAR R​ A RESIDING AT MAYOORAM, THATAHMMANNA, NOORAND ALAPUZHA​ ​ DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, CHENGANOOR DEPOT RETIRED ON​ ​ 30/04/2022), PIN - 690504​ ​ 4​ ​ ​ATHEW T.C​ M RESIDING AT THUMPUMKAL PUTHEN VEEDU, KALLUMPURAM,​ ​ MAVELIKARA ALAPUZHA DISTRICT. (DRIVER, CHENGANOOR​ ​ DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 690101​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HARABUDEEN H,​ S RESIDING AT KODAMVILA PADUTHATTIL VEEDU, CHUNKKARA​ ​ SOUTH, CHARUMOOD P.O, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT (CONDUCTOR,​ ​ CHENGANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 690505​ ​ 6​ ​ ​EJIMON V.K​ R RESIDING AT VARAPPALLIL ANIKKAD P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT​ ​ (DRIVER, CHENGANOOR DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/05/2022),​ ​ PIN - 686503​ ​ 7​ ​ ​ K SAJI​ T RESIDING AT THYKKANTTETHIL HOUSE, THURIMOOLAPURAM P.O,​ ​ THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (VEHICLE​ ​ SUPERVISOR, THIRUVALLA DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/05/2022,​ ​ PIN - 689115​ ​ 8​ ​ ​JU G.S​ A RESIDING AT 'KAUSTHUBHAM KALANJOOR P.O, PATHANMTHAITTA​ ​ DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31/05/2022)., PIN - 689692​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​76​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 9​ ​ ​AJENDRAN R​ R RESIDING AT CHARIVU PURAYIDATHIL PAYYANAMOM KONNI​ ​ PATHANAMTHITTA. (JUNIOR ASSISTANT, PATHANPURAM DEPOT,​ ​ RETIRED ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 689692​ ​ 10​ ​ ​OHANAKUMAR R​ M RESIDING AT VALIYA PEZHUNKEL HOUSE MANGARAM, KONNI P.O,​ ​ PATHANMTHITTA. (DRIVER, PATHANAPURAM DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31/05/2022), PIN - 689691​ ​ 11​ ​ ​.V. RAVINATH​ V RESIDING AT JAYESH BHAVAN NADUVATTOM P.O, PALLIPPAD,​ ​ HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (CONDUCTOR, MAVELIKKARA​ ​ DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31/05/2022), PIN - 690512​ ​ 12​ ​ ​IJAYAKUMAR T​ V RESIDING AT SREESANKARAM AMBALAPUZHA P.O, ALAPPUZHA​ ​ DISTRICT. (INSPECTOR, ALAPPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31/05/2022), PIN - 688561​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​77​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1074 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1277 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 30980 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN-695023.​ ​ 2​ ​ ​SSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ A KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KILIMANOOR​ ​ DEPOT, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 695601​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ESSY N​ J RESIDING AT MAMBAZHAVILA VEEDU, PATTARA, KALLARA.P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695608​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​78​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 2​ ​ ​.VIJAYAN​ V RESIDING AT MAKAYIRAM, NAGAROOR.P.O, KILIMANOOR,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695601​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ ​ SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​79​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1079 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.11 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.29486/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHERTHALA​ ​ DEPOT, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688524​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ADHAKRISHNAN P T​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ RESIDING AT AJIL NIVAS, MANAPURAM P.O., CHERTHALA,​ ​ ALAPUZHA, PIN - 688526​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​80​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 2​ ​ ​UTHORISED OFFICER,​ A STATE BANK OF INDIA, RASMEC, IRON BRIDGE ROAD,​ ​ ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688011​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​81​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1081 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1131 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.32045/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHANGANACHERRY​ ​ DEPOT, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 686101​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SMT.UMMUL FIDA​ ​ SMT.LAKSHMI SREEDHAR​ ​ SMT.LEKSHMI P. NAIR​ ​ SMT.NAMITHA K.M.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​82​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​OPAKUMAR C.S,​ G AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, CHANGANACHERRY DEPOT), RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.3.2022, RESIDING AT CHERUKANDATHIL VEEDU,​ ​ PEROOR.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686637​ ​ 2​ ​ ​AJESH KUMAR.S,​ R (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, ERATTUPETTA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT EDATHUM KUNNEL HOUSE,​ ​ KADANADU.P.O, KOLLAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,​ ​ PIN - 686659​ ​ 3​ ​ ​EVEENDRAN NAIR K.R,​ R (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, ERATTUPETTA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT VADAYATTU PADINJARETHIL HOUSE,​ ​ THODANAL.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686573​ ​ 4​ ​ ​AJAN P.R,​ R (CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, ERATTUPETTA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.1.2022), RESIDING AT PLACKAL HOUSE, THALANAD.P.O,​ ​ KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686580​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​83​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1082 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1209 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C)NO.22950/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ANAGING DIRECTOR​ M KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695001​ ​ 4​ ​ ​EPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (IA)​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​84​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​OHANDAS V,​ M (CONDUCTER, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.03.2007), RESIDING AT AMBADI, PALLINADA,​ ​ KAZHAKUTTAM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695582​ ​ 2​ ​ ​TATE OF KERALA​ S REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,​ ​ GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695001​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​85​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1094 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1276 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 25973 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ D KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA​ ​ DEPOT, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685584​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​AMANAN T.K​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT THOTTIYLL HOUSE, KOLANI.P.O,​ ​ THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685608​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​86​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 2​ ​ ​EVI V.K.​ R (ASSISTANT SERGEANT, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED​ ​ ON 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT VELAMPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ EDAKKATTUVAYAL.P.O, ARAKKUNNAM (VIA), ERNAKULAM​ ​ DISTRICT, PIN - 682313​ ​ 3​ ​ ​NAS.M.A​ A (STORE ISSUER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT MANIKUNNEL HOUSE, KOLANI.P.O,​ ​ THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685608​ ​ 4​ ​ ​BDUL AZEEZ.M.K​ A (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT MUNDACKAL HOUSE,​ ​ VENGALLOOR.P.O, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 685608​ ​ 5​ ​ ​OMAN.P.M​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT PANDARAPPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ VAZHITHALA.P.O, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 685583​ ​ 6​ ​ ​UNIL KUMAR.K.N​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT KODEEMPARA HOUSE, KOLANI.P.O,​ ​ THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685608​ ​ 7​ ​ ​UNNY MATHEW​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT KANJIRAKKATTU HOUSE,​ ​ PERUMPILLICHIRA.P.O, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 685605​ ​ 8​ ​ ​HERIF.T.S​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT THEKKANAL, MUTHALAKODAM.P.O,​ ​ PATTAYAMKAVALA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685605​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​87​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 9​ ​ ​ANDAGOPAN.T.S​ N (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.5.2022), RESIDING AT PUSHPALAYAM VEEDU,​ ​ PURAPPUZHA.P.O, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 685583​ ​ 10​ ​ ​AJAN JACOB​ S (DRIVER, KSRTC, THODUPUZHA DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 30.4.2022), RESIDING AT THOTTUMKAL HOUSE,​ ​ THATTARATHATTA.P.O, KARIMKUNNAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN -​ ​ 685586​ ​ 11​ ​ ​TATE OF KERALA​ S REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,​ ​ SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​88​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1099 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.31 OF 2023​ ​ IN WP(C) 38592 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​HE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ T REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER​ F KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​XECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PENSION & AUDIT)​ E KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695023​ ​ ​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​89​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ JAYAKUMAR​ A SANGAMAM, SWATHI NAGAR, MOTTAMOOD, NEMOM,​ ​ THIRUVANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695020​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ASNATHAKUMARAN PILLAI​ V CHAKKALIL PADEETTATHIL, BHARANIKAVU SOUTH, BHARANIKAVU​ ​ P.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690503​ ​ 3​ ​ ​ADHUSOODANAN NAIR​ M KAUSTHUBHAM, ARUKALAIKKAL EAST NEDUMON P.O,​ ​ PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 691556​ ​ 4​ ​ ​. ABDUL SALAM​ A ANDOLIL, PALLANA P.O, ALAPPUZA, PIN - 690515​ ​ 5​ ​ ​SOKAN B.​ A MANGALASSERIL, PILAPPUZHA, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA, PIN -​ ​ 690514​ ​ 6​ ​ ​IJENDRA KUMAR B.J​ B SASTHA PRASADAM, VADAKODE, NEYYATTINKRA P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 691521​ ​ 7​ ​ ​.SALIM​ S SHAJI MANZIL, VELLAMKETTUVILA, NEMOM,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695020​ ​ 8​ ​ ​RAKASAN K.C​ P KOMATTUCHALIL, KONOTTU P.O, KUNNAMANGALAM, KOZHIKODE,​ ​ PIN - 673570​ ​ 9​ ​ ​AJU A.​ R SAIRAM HOUSE, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR P.O,, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,​ ​ PIN - 695126​ ​ 10​ ​ ​HIBOS S.​ S SREEVISAKHAM, VELLAMKETTUVILA, NEMOM P.O.,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695020​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​90​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​91​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1100 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1205 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 27523 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ANAGING DIRECTOR​ M REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE MANAGING DIRECTOR,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(ADMINISTRATION ),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST​ ​ FORT, CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 5​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​92​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ 6​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, N.PARAVUR​ ​ DEPOT683513. 7 THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT.,​ ​ PIN - 686691​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​JITHKUMAR.P.D.​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O.P.K.DAMODARAN, RESIDING AT PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE,​ ​ MANJALI, MANNAM.P.O, N.PARAVUR, (CONDUCTOR, KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION), RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022, FROM N.PARAVUR DEPOT)., PIN - 683520​ ​ 2​ ​ ​OSEPH K.A,​ J S/O AUGUSTINE.K.V, KANAKKASSERY HOUSE, EDAVANAKKAD.P.O,​ ​ VYPIN-, (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ CORPORATION), RETIRED ON 31.05.2022, FROM N.PARAVUR​ ​ DEPOT)., PIN - 682502​ ​ 3​ ​ ​AYASANKAR.P.G,​ J S/O. P.K. GANGADHARAN, VELNILAYAM HOUSE, KANNACHIRAYIL,​ ​ KEDAMANGALAM, N.PARAVUR.P.O, . (CONDUCTOR, KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION), RETIRED ON 31.05.2022,​ ​ FROM N.PARAVUR DEPOT)., PIN - 683513​ ​ 4​ ​ ​IBI.V.A,​ S S/O.ANTONY.V, VADASSERY HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM.P.O,​ ​ KUDUNGASSERY, VYPIN, (DRIVER KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION), RETIRED ON 30.04.2022, FROM​ ​ N.PARAVUR DEPOT)., PIN - 682509​ ​ 5​ ​ ​OSE KURIAN.K,​ J S/O.KURIAKOSE, KOOTTALA HOUSE, KARAMPADY, ALANGAD.P.O,​ ​ PIN-683513, (DRIVER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​93​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​ORPORATION), RETIRED ON 31.01.2022, FROM N.PARAVUR​ C DEPOT).​ ​ 6​ ​ ​OSE G.ARAKKAL,​ J S/O.GEORGE.A.J, ARAKKAL HOUSE, EAST OF VADAYIL CHURCH,​ ​ NAYARAMBALAM.P.O, VYPIN-682509, (INSPECTOR, KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION), RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022, FROM KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT).​ ​ ​Y ADV SRI.K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT)​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​94​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1106 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.1240 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 30640 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ K REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN -​ ​ 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​INANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ F KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE,​ ​ TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN -​ ​ 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD -678014 .​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​RISHNAKUMAR R.​ K AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​95​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​/O. RAGHAVAN, POOVAKKODE HOUSE. VADAKKUMMURI,​ S KANNADI.P.O, PALAKKAD DISTRICT ((VEHICLE​ ​ SUPERVISOR-KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ PALAKKAD DEPOT, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022)., PIN - 678701​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ANKARAN.T,​ S S/O. THEYYAPPAN, KUDUVAKODE HOUSE, VADAKKUMMURI,​ ​ KANNADI.P.O, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, , (DRIVERKERALA, STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022), PIN - 678701​ ​ 3​ ​ ​URALEEDHARAN.C.P,​ M S/O. PAZHANAN, KUNNUPARAMBU HOUSE, CHORAKODE.P.O,​ ​ PERUVAMBU, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, (DRIVER- KERALA, STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PALAKKAD DEPOT, RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022)., PIN - 678531​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​96​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1110 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03.03.2023 IN RP NO.1207 OF 2022​ ​ IN WP(C) 19269 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION KSRTC​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER (P&A)​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR.,​ ​ PIN - 683542​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ KOTHAMANGALAM., PIN - 686691​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​97​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​AJU M.K​ R AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O KURIAKOSE M.P., MANNARKUDIYIL HOUSE, KEEZHILLAM​ ​ P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR DEPOT-RETIRED ON​ ​ 30.04.2022)., PIN - 683541​ ​ 2​ ​ ​ELAYUDHAM P.K​ V S/O.KOCHOL, PUDUKKUDY HOUSE, CHOORAKODE KARA,​ ​ PATTIMATTOM P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA​ ​ STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR DEPOT,-​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022)., PIN - 683562​ ​ 3​ ​ ​NIL P.P​ A S/O.P.K.PAPPU, PAREMEL HOUSE, PATTIMATTOM P.O.,​ ​ ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. (ASSISTANT SERGEANT KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PERUMBAVOOR DEPOT,- RETIRED​ ​ ON 30.04.2022)., PIN - 683562​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HOMAS P.A​ T S/O ANTONY, PALLIKAL HOUSE, KAMBALIKANDOM, PARATHODE,​ ​ IDUKKI P.O, IDUKKI DISTRICT, (DRIVER-KERALA STATE ROAD​ ​ TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MUNNAR-KOTHAMANGALAM DEPOT,-​ ​ RETIRED ON 30.04.2022., PIN - 685571​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.C.V.MILTON​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ ​HIS​​ T WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ALONG​ ​ ​ WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​98​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​ ​ PRESENT​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​ &​ ​ THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​ TH​ ​ WEDNESDAY, THE 13​ ​ DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 22ND SRAVANA,​​ ​ 1947​ WA NO. 1114 OF 2023​ ​ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16.02.2023 IN RP NO.5 OF 2023 IN​ ​ WP(C) 31060 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA​ ​ APPELLANTS/REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​ERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION​ K REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,​ ​ FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN - 695023​ ​ 2​ ​ ​HE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 3​ ​ ​HE PERSONNEL OFFICER (PENSION & AUDIT),​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT​ ​ BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023​ ​ 4​ ​ ​HE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,​ T KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD​ ​ DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695541​ ​ BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​99​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:​ ​ 1​ ​ ​.NUJUM​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. ABDUL RAZAK, V.P HOUSE, KANYAKULANGARA , VEMBAYAM​ ​ P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 615 ( DRIVER-KERALA STATE​ ​ ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NEDUMANGAD DEPOT-RETIRED ON​ ​ 31.05.2022)​ ​ 2​ ​ ​. NAZARUDEEN,​ A AGED 56 YEARS​ ​ S/O. ABDUL KAREEM, VILAYIL-VEEDU, PANAVOOR P.O.,​ ​ NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 568 ( DRIVER-I​ ​ GRADE, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,​ ​ NEDUMANGAD DEPOT-RETIRED ON 30.04.2022)​ ​ ​Y ADV SHRI.ANANDA RAJAN.N​ B SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, SPL. GP​ ​ SRI.K.P.HARISH, SR. GP​ ​ THIS​​ ​ WRIT​​APPEAL​​ HAVING​​BEEN​​ FINALLY​​HEARD​​ON​​13.08.2025,​ ​LONG​ ​ A WITH​ ​ WA.611/2023​ ​ AND​ ​ CONNECTED​ ​ CASES,​ ​ THE​ ​ COURT​ ​ ON​ ​ THE​ SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​100​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​JUDGMENT​ [​ WA Nos.611/2023, 700/2023, 701/2023, 741/2023, 825/2023,​ ​878/2023, 881/2023, 884/2023, 885/2023, 888/2023, 895/2023,​ ​901/2023, 912/2023, 925/2023, 929/2023, 943/2023, 944/2023,​ ​946/2023, 949/2023, 957/2023, 958/2023, 959/2023, 962/2023,​ ​975/2023, 976/2023, 998/2023, 1024/2023, 1039/2023, 1041/2023,​ ​1059/2023, 1062/2023, 1066/2023, 1067/2023, 1072/2023,​ ​1073/2023, 1074/2023, 1079/2023, 1081/2023, 1082/2023,​ ​1094/2023, 1099/2023, 1100/2023, 1106/2023, 1110/2023,​ ​1114/2023]​ ​Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J.​ ​The​ ​present​ ​intra-court​ ​appeals​ ​filed​ ​under​ ​Section​ ​5​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Kerala​ ​High​ ​Court​ ​Act,​ ​1958,​ ​arises​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​order​ ​passed​ ​in​ ​R.P.No​​.1130​ ​of​ ​2022​ ​&​ ​Connected​ ​Cases​ ​in​ ​W.P(C)No.34384​ ​of​ ​2022​ ​&​ ​Connected Cases dated 16.02.2023.​ ​2.​​Since​​common​​questions​​of​​facts​​and​​law​​are​​involved​​in​​these​ ​writ​​appeals,​ ​they​ ​are​ ​being​ ​heard​ ​analogously​​and​ ​are​​being​​decided​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​101​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​by this common judgment.​ ​3.​ ​The​ ​brief​ ​facts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​case​ ​are​ ​that​ ​the​ ​respondents​ ​even​ ​though​ ​have​ ​retired​ ​from​ ​the​ ​services​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Kerala​ ​State​ ​Road​ ​Transport​ ​Corporation​ ​Ltd.​ ​(KSRTC),​ ​on​ ​attaining​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​superannuation​ ​long​ ​back,​ ​but​ ​still​ ​they​ ​are​ ​not​ ​being​ ​paid​ ​their​ ​eligible​ ​retiral​ ​benefits​ ​including​ ​DCRG,​ ​CVP,​ ​Monthly​ ​Pension​ ​and​ ​Terminal​ ​Leave​ ​Surrender​ ​Salary.​ ​The​ ​learned​ ​Single​ ​Judge​ ​while​ ​disposing​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bunch​ ​of​ ​writ​ ​petitions​ ​had​ ​ordered/directed​ ​the​ ​appellants​ ​herein​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​the​ ​retiral​ ​benefits​ ​eligible​ ​to​ ​the​ ​respondents​ ​herein​ ​including​ ​DCRG,​ ​CVP,​ ​Monthly​ ​Pension​ ​and​ ​Terminal​ ​Leave​​Surrender​ ​Salary​​as​​the​ ​case​ ​may​​be,​​are​​disbursed​​to​ ​them​​within​​a​​period​​of​​three​​months​​from​​the​​date​​of​​receipt​​of​​a​​copy​ ​of​ ​the​ ​judgment,​ ​notwithstanding​ ​whether​​the​ ​revision​​as​ ​sought​ ​for​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​102​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​by the KSRTC is allowed by the Government or otherwise.​ ​4.​ ​Being​ ​aggrieved,​ ​the​ ​appellants​ ​had​ ​filed​ ​Review​ ​Petitions;​ ​namely,​ ​R​.P.No​​.1130​​of​​2022​​&​​Connected​​Cases​​on​​the​​ground​​that​​the​ ​KSRTC​​is​​facing​​severe​​financial​​crisis​​and​​the​​time​​frame​​fixed​​by​​this​ ​Court​​ranging​​from​​3​​to​​6​​months​​is​​virtually​​insufficient​​and​​that​​they​ ​be​​granted​​at​ ​least​ ​two​ ​more​​years​ ​to​​honour​​the​​commitment,​​solely​ ​citing​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​resources.​ ​The​ ​learned​ ​Single​ ​Judge​ ​disposed​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Review​ ​Petitions​ ​modifying​ ​the​​timeframe​ ​in​​the​ ​judgment​​sought​ ​to​ ​be reviewed in the following manner:-​ "​ a)​​The​​KSRTC​​shall​​ensure​​that​​an​​amount​​of​​Rs.1​​Lakh​​is​​paid​ ​to​ ​all​ ​the​ ​eligible​ ​pensioners,​ ​including​ ​the​ ​writ​ ​petitioners,​ ​who​ ​retired​ ​up​ ​to​ ​31.12.2022,​ ​within​ ​a​ ​period​ ​of​ ​45​ ​days​ ​from​ ​today.​ ​b)​ ​The​ ​KSRTC​ ​shall​ ​restore​ ​the​ ​Corpus​ ​Fund​​as​​ordered​​by​​the​ ​learned​ ​Division​ ​Bench​ ​of​ ​this​ ​Court​ ​in​ ​Writ​ ​Appeal​ ​No.289/2001​​and​​connected​​matters;​​and​​the​​first​​remittance​​to​ ​it,​​in​​the​​manner​​ordered​​in​​the​​said​​judgment,​​shall​​be​​made​​in​ ​April 2023.​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​103​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ c​ )​ ​The​ ​payments​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Corpus​ ​Fund​ ​will​ ​be​ ​continued​ ​thereafter​ ​every​ ​month​ ​without​ ​fail​ ​in​ ​the​​manner​​as​​ordered​ ​by the learned Division Bench.​ ​d)​ ​On​ ​the​ ​amounts​ ​being​ ​remitted​ ​into​ ​the​ ​Corpus​ ​Fund,​ ​the​ ​KSRTC​​will​​begin​​disbursement​​of​​pensionary​​benefits​​to​​all​​the​ ​pensioners​ ​in​ ​priority​ ​of​ ​their​ ​dates​ ​of​ ​retirement,​ ​from​​April​ ​2023;​ ​which​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​then​ ​completed​ ​without​ ​any​ ​avoidable​ ​delay.​ ​e)​ ​Notwithstanding​ ​the​ ​afore,​ ​if​ ​any​ ​of​ ​the​ ​writ​ ​petitioners​​or​ ​pensioners​ ​are​ ​in​ ​emergent​ ​requirement​ ​of​ ​their​ ​pensionary​ ​benefits​ ​or​ ​a​ ​portion​ ​thereof​ ​-​ ​either​ ​for​ ​marriage/medical​ ​expenses​​of​​their​​family,​​or​​in​​case​​of​​any​​distress​​notice/action​ ​they​​receive​​or​​are​​subjected​​to​​on​​account​​of​​any​​loan​​liability,​ ​or​​any​​other​​compelling​​reasons​​-​​they​​will​​be​​entitled​​to​​move​ ​the​ ​Managing​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​the​ ​KSRTC​ ​with​ ​an​ ​apposite​ ​representation;​ ​in​ ​which​ ​event,​ ​same​​shall​​be​​honoured​​to​​the​ ​extent​ ​possible,​ ​within​ ​a​ ​period​ ​of​ ​two​ ​weeks​ ​thereafter,​ ​without​ ​following​ ​the​ ​order​ ​of​ ​priority.​ ​However,​ ​while​ ​doing​ ​so,​ ​the​ ​bonafides​ ​and​ ​validity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​request​ ​must​ ​be​ ​looked​ ​into by the Managing Director appropriately."​ ​5.​​The​​learned​​counsel​​for​​the​​appellants​​at​​this​​stage​​stated​​that​ ​the​ ​outstanding​ ​DCRG​ ​and​ ​commuted​ ​pension​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​regular​ ​pension​​has​ ​almost​ ​been​ ​paid​​to​​all​​the​ ​respondents​​herein​ ​as​​well​​as​ ​other​ ​employees.​ ​However,​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​in​ ​respect​ ​of​ ​Terminal​ ​Leave​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​104​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​Surrender​ ​Salary​​is​ ​still​ ​outstanding,​​for​ ​which​​some​ ​reasonable​​time​ ​may be granted to make the payment of the same.​ ​6.​ ​Per​​contra​ ​the​ ​learned​​counsel​ ​appearing​​for​​the​​respondents​ ​fairly​​stated​​that​​all​​the​​employees​​have​​received​​the​​amount​​in​​respect​ ​of​ ​DCRG,​ ​CPV​ ​and​ ​monthly​ ​pension​ ​apart​ ​from​ ​Terminal​ ​Leave​ ​Surrender​ ​Salary.​ ​However,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​respondents​ ​have​ ​not​ ​been​ ​paid​ ​DCRG,​ ​CPV​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​monthly​ ​pension.​ ​Therefore,​ ​a​ ​specific​ ​direction​ ​may​ ​be​ ​issued​ ​to​ ​the​ ​appellants​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​the​ ​same​ ​to​ ​the​ ​remaining​ ​respondents​ ​herein,​ ​if​ ​it​ ​has​ ​not​ ​been​ ​paid​ ​till​ ​date.​ ​He​ ​further​​submitted​​that​​the​​respondents​​have​​no​​objection​​if​​some​​time​ ​is​ ​granted​ ​to​ ​the​ ​appellants​ ​to​ ​make​ ​the​ ​full​ ​and​ ​final​ ​payment​ ​in​ ​respect​ ​of​ ​Terminal​ ​Leave​ ​Surrender​ ​Salary​ ​to​ ​at​ ​least​ ​all​ ​the​ ​respondents in these appeals as well as connected cases.​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​105​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​7.​ ​Heard​ ​the​​learned​​counsel​ ​for​ ​the​ ​appellants​​and​ ​the​ ​learned​ ​counsel appearing for the respondents.​ ​8.​ ​In​ ​view​ ​of​ ​the​ ​submissions​ ​of​ ​both​ ​sides,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​clear​ ​that​ ​the​ ​respondents​ ​herein​ ​have​​received​ ​the​ ​retiral​​dues;​​namely,​​DCRG,​​CVP​ ​and​ ​monthly​ ​pension.​ ​Only​ ​Terminal​​Leave​ ​Surrender​​Salary​​remains​ ​to be paid to the respondents.​ ​9.​ ​Taking​​into​​consideration​​the​​fact​​that​​this​​Court​​vide​​interim​ ​order​​dated​ ​21.12.2023​​had​​permitted​​the​​appellant​​KSRTC​​to​​earmark​ ​5%​ ​of​​the​ ​daily​​collection​​towards​​corpus​​fund​​looking​​at​​the​​financial​ ​stringency​ ​faced​ ​by​ ​the​ ​appellant,​ ​a​ ​considerable​ ​amount​ ​is​ ​now​ ​available​ ​in​ ​the​ ​corpus​ ​fund.​ ​The​ ​said​ ​amount​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​utilized​ ​for​ ​meeting​ ​the​ ​requirements​ ​in​​respect​​of​​outstanding​ ​payment​​towards​ ​Terminal Leave Surrender Salary to all the respondents.​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​106​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​10.​ ​Accordingly​ ​taking​ ​into​ ​consideration​ ​the​ ​facts​ ​and​ ​circumstances​ ​of​ ​the​ ​case,​ ​we​ ​dispose​ ​of​ ​these​ ​writ​ ​appeals​ ​with​ ​the​ ​following directions to the appellants:​ ​(a)​ ​The​​appellants​​are​​directed​​to​​verify​​whether​​all​​the​​respondents​ ​have​ ​been​ ​paid​ ​their​ ​retiral​ ​benefits,​ ​i.e.,​ ​DCRG,​ ​CVP,​ ​monthly​ ​pension,​ ​or​ ​not.​ ​If​ ​anyone​ ​has​ ​been​ ​left​ ​out,​ ​the​ ​said​ ​payment​ ​shall be made to them positively within three months.​ ​(b)​ ​So​ ​far​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Terminal​​Leave​​Surrender​​Salary​​is​​concerned,​​the​ ​appellants​ ​shall​ ​make​ ​the​ ​entire​ ​outstanding​ ​payment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​respondents​ ​herein​ ​as​ ​expeditiously​ ​as​ ​possible,​ ​preferably​ ​within​ ​three​​months​​from​​the​​date​​of​​receipt​​of​​certified​​copy​​of​ ​this judgment.​ ​(c)​ ​So​ ​far​ ​as​ ​the​ ​question​​of​ ​earmarking​ ​some​​percentage​​of​​daily​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​107​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ ​collection​​towards​​the​​corpus​​fund​​is​​concerned,​​the​​same​​is​​left​ ​open​​to​​be​​considered​​in​​appropriate​​proceedings,​​in​​accordance​ ​with law.​ ​Sd/-​ ​SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI​ ​JUDGE​ ​Sd/-​ ​SYAM KUMAR V.M.​ ​JUDGE​ ​MC​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​108​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 700/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​ THE​ ​ JUDGMENT​ ​OF​ ​ THIS​ ​ HON'BLE​ COURT IN WA NO. 289 OF 2001 DATED 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​ COURT​​OF​​ INDIA​​IN​​ SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​OF​​ THE​​ORDER​​OF​​THE​​ HON'BLE​​ SUPREME​ COURT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ CIVIL​ ​ APPEAL​ ​NO​ ​ 5401-5407​ ​ OF​ ​ 2002​ DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​ OF​ ​ THE​ ​AFFIDAVIT​ ​FILED​ ​BY​ ​THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​109​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 701/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​JUDGMENT​​OF​​ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​ IN​ ​ WA​ ​NO.​ ​ 289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​COURT​​OF​​INDIA​​IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ORDER​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ HON'BLE​ SUPREME​​ ​ COURT​​IN​​ CIVIL​​ APPEAL​​ NO​​ 5401-5407​​OF​ 2002 DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​ THE​ APPELLANT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ RP​ ​ NO​ ​1277/2022​ ​ WITHOUT​ ANNEXURES DATED 9/02/2023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​110​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 741/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​COPY​​OF​​THE​​ JUDGMENT​​ OF​​ ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​IN​ ​ WA​ ​ NO.​ ​289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ INTERIM​ ​ ORDER​ ​OF​ ​THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​ COURT​​OF​​ INDIA​​ IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​ORDER​​OF​​THE​​HON'BLE​​SUPREME​ COURT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ CIVIL​ ​APPEAL​ ​NO​ ​5401-5407​ ​OF​ ​ 2002​ DATED 09/04/2008.​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ ​AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022.​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​111​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 825/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ ANNEURE A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​JUDGMENT​​OF​​ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​ IN​ ​ WA​ ​NO.​ ​ 289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​COURT​​OF​​INDIA​​IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ORDER​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ HON'BLE​ SUPREME​​ ​ COURT​​IN​​ CIVIL​​ APPEAL​​ NO​​ 5401-5407​​OF​ 2002 DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​ THE​ APPELLANT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ RP​ ​ NO​ ​1277/2022​ ​ WITHOUT​ ANNEXURES DATED 9/02/2023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​112​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 884/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​JUDGMENT​​OF​​ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​ IN​ ​ WA​ ​ NO.​ ​289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​COURT​​OF​​INDIA​​IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ORDER​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ HON'BLE​ SUPREME​​ ​ COURT​​IN​​ CIVIL​​ APPEAL​​ NO​​ 5401-5407​​OF​ 2002 DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​ THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022 DATED 9/02/2023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​113​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 885/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​JUDGMENT​​OF​​ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​ IN​ ​ WA​ ​ NO.​ ​289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​COURT​​OF​​INDIA​​IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ORDER​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ HON'BLE​ SUPREME​​ ​ COURT​​IN​​ CIVIL​​ APPEAL​​ NO​​ 5401-5407​​OF​ 2002 DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​ THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022 DATED 09/02/2023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​114​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 895/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​COPY​​OF​​THE​​ JUDGMENT​​ OF​​ ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​IN​ ​ WA​ ​NO.​ ​ 289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​INTERIM​ ​ORDER​ ​OF​ ​THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​ COURT​​OF​​INDIA​​IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​ORDER​​ OF​​ THE​​HON'BLE​​SUPREME​ COURT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ CIVIL​ ​APPEAL​ ​ NO​ ​ 5401-5407​ ​OF​ ​ 2002​ DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ ​AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​THE​ APPELLANT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ RP​ ​ NO​ ​ 1277/2022​ ​ WITHOUT​ ANNEXURES​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​115​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 1081/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​COPY​​OF​​THE​​ JUDGMENT​​ OF​​ ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​IN​ ​ WA​ ​ NO.​ ​289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ INTERIM​ ​ ORDER​ ​OF​ ​THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​ COURT​​OF​​ INDIA​​ IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​ORDER​​OF​​THE​​HON'BLE​​SUPREME​ COURT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ CIVIL​ ​APPEAL​ ​NO​ ​5401-5407​ ​OF​ ​ 2002​ DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ ​AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022​ ​ RESPONDENT ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure R1A​ ​ ​​ ​ A true​ ​copy​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ draft​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ copy​ ​ of​ affidavit​​ ​ dated​​ as​​ 27.11.2023​​stated​​as​​filed​ by​ ​ ​ the​ ​ KSRTC,​ ​ which​ ​ was​ ​ handed​ ​ over​ ​ to​ ​ the​ counsel​ ​ ​ for​ ​ the​ ​Respondents​ ​as​ ​per​ ​the​ direction​ ​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​Hon'ble​​ Court,​​which​​is​​not​ signed by the deponent and also not numbered​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​116​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 1100/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A-1​ ​ ​HE​ ​ T MONTHLY​ ​ WISE​ ​ REVENUE​ ​AND​​ EXPENDITURE​​ FOR​ THE PERIOD APRIL 2022 TO NOVEMBER 2023​ ​ Annexure A-2​ ​ THE​ ​ ​ REVENUE​ ​AND​ ​ EXPENDITURE​ ​ FOR​ ​ THE​ ​ YEAR​ 2021-22 DATED NIL​ ​ Annexure A-3​ ​ THE​ ​ ​ REVENUE​ ​AND​ ​ EXPENDITURE​ ​ FOR​ ​ THE​ ​ YEAR​ 2022-23 DATED NIL​ ​ Annexure A-4​ ​ THE​ ​ ​ REVENUE​ ​AND​ ​ EXPENDITURE​ ​ FOR​ ​ THE​ ​ YEAR​ 2023-24 DATED NIL​ ​ Annexure A-5​ ​ The​ ​ ​ seniority​ ​list​ ​ of​ ​ persons​ ​who​ ​ retired​ from the KSRTC in the year 2022​ ​ Annexure A-6​ ​ The​ ​ ​ seniority​ ​list​ ​ of​ ​ persons​ ​who​ ​ retired​ from the KSRTC in the year 2023​ ​ ​WA Nos.611/2023 & Con. Cases​ ​117​ 2025:KER:61152​ ​ APPENDIX OF WA 611/2023​ ​ PETITIONER ANNEXURES​ ​ Annexure A​ ​ ​​ ​ A TRUE​​COPY​​OF​​THE​​ JUDGMENT​​ OF​​ ORDER​​OF​​THIS​ HON'BLE​ ​ ​ COURT​ ​IN​ ​ WA​ ​ NO.​ ​289​ ​ OF​ ​2001​ ​ DATED​ 20/11/2002​ ​ Annexure B​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ INTERIM​ ​ ORDER​ ​OF​ ​THE​ HON'BLE​​ ​ SUPREME​​ COURT​​OF​​ INDIA​​ IN​​SLP​​ (CIVIL)​ NO. 448-454 OF 2002 DATED 29/08/2002.​ ​ Annexure C​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​OF​​THE​​ORDER​​OF​​THE​​HON'BLE​​SUPREME​ COURT​ ​ ​ IN​ ​ CIVIL​ ​APPEAL​ ​NO​ ​5401-5407​ ​OF​ ​ 2002​ DATED 09/04/2008​ ​ Annexure D​ ​ A​ ​ ​ TRUE​ ​COPY​ ​OF​ ​ THE​ ​AFFIDAVIT​ ​ FILED​ ​ BY​ ​THE​ APPELLANT IN RP NO 1277/2022​ ​