Con. Case(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:28243 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH TUESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 11TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 05.08.2022 IN WP(C) NO.24079 OF 2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER/WRIT PETITIONER: K. ASOKAKUMAR AGED 66 YEARS, S/O KUTTAN, RESIDING AT KURUPPAMTHAZIKAM HOUSE, VAKKOM P.O, TRIVANDRUM., PIN – 695308. BY ADVS. JOSE ABRAHAM E.ADITHYAN RESPONDENTS/1ST AND 2ND RESPONDENTS: 1 DR K VASUKI (SUBSTITUTED) AGED NOT KNOWN AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KERALA , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 THE NAME OF THE RESPONDENT IS SUBSTITUTED AS "SRI.P.B.NOOH" INSTEAD OF "DR.K.VASUKI" AS PER ORDER DATED 13/03/2025 IN COC. 2 SARADA MURALEEDHARAN IAS AGED AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 695001. Con. Case(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:28243 BY ADV. ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE KERALA MARY BEENA JOSEPH-SR.GP, DEEPU THANKAN-SC THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Con. Case(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:28243 D. K. SINGH, J. -------------------------- Con. Case(C) No. 667 of 2025 ------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT 1. The present contempt petition has been filed alleging willful non-compliance and disobedience of the Judgment dated 05.08.2022 in W.P.(C) No. 24079 of 2021. 2. This Court, while disposing of the writ petition issued the following directions; “9. As far as the revision of pension is concerned, certainly, I find favour with the submissions of the learned Special Government Pleader – Sri.Santhosh Kumar, that the Government must take a decision on this, before the petitioners can claim it, particularly when the financial outlay for the same will have to be carefully worked out and provided for. In the afore circumstances, these Writ Petitions are ordered with the following directions: a) The pension due to the petitioners and other retired eligible employees of the KSRTC for the months of July and August 2022 will be ensured to be paid by the competent Authority of the Government, not later than 25.08.2022. b) As far as pension for September 2022 and the succeeding months are concerned, it shall be disbursed by the competent Authority of the Government within the first week of such months, and if possible, within the first five days thereof. c) The Government will consider the recommendations of the KSRTC relating to revision of pay and pension to their employees and retired employees respectively, after necessary deliberations with all stakeholders, including the Unions, petitioners herein and Con. Case(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:28243 any other person who may be interested; and will take a final decision thereon, as expeditiously as is possible. I make it clear that am not fixing a time frame for this exercise solely adverting to the request of the learned Special Government Pleader; but record that it is the hortative hope of this Court that the Government will act expeditiously and without delay.” 3. In pursuance to the notice issued to the respondent, the affidavit of the Chief Secretary has been placed on record. As per the said affidavit of compliance, the pension of all employees retired from KSRTC has been paid in respect of the 13 districts and in respect of one district i.e., Alappuzha district, the pension shall be disbursed within a week. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts, the present contempt petition is hereby closed with a direction to the respondent to pay the pension of the retired employees of KSRTC of Alappuzha district within a period of one week. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE Svn Con. Case(C) NO. 667 OF 2025 5 2025:KER:28243 APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 667/2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP© 24079 OF 2021 DATED 5-8-2022 OF THE HON’BLE COURT