2024/KER/2872 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI TH FRIDAY, THE 12 DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 22ND POUSHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 34120 OF 2023 PETITIONERS:

1 PRASANTH KUMAR G, AGED 47 YEARS S/O. GOVINDA PILLAI, CONDUCTOR GRADE- II KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT,CHAITHRAM, MANNANTHALA-VATTAPPARA ROAD,ST. RITAS UP SCHOOL, MARUTHOOR, VATTAPPARA, P.O THIRUVANATHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 028.

2 SREERA G AGED 44 YEARS C/O.VINOD KUMAR, CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, SREERAGAM (H), PLR-28 VAZHAVILAKOM LANE, PANAKARA, MOONNAMMOODU, KODUNGANOOR PO, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN – 695 013.

3 RAJESH KUMAR K V, AGED 48 YEARS S/O. RAVEENDRAN,N. DRIVER GRADEII,KSRTC, KANIYAPURAM DEPOT, KAROTTUPURATH, CHEMBANKUZHY, NERIAMANGALAM,ERNAKULAM,, PIN – 686 693.

4 RENJITH RR, AGED 41 YEARS RAVEENDRAN, CONDUCTOR GRADE- II, KSRTC, PEERORKADA DEPOT, VARUVILAKATH PUTHEN VEEDU, VELAYANI, NEMOM, KALLIYOOR, THIRUVANATHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 020.

5 SUNIL KUMAR K, AGED 41 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE- II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, TC 4/747, KOWDIAR, KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN – 695 003. 6 ARUN SK, AGED 38 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE- II, KSRTC, VENJARAMOODU DEPOT, VELAMKONATHU VEEDU, THYCADU, PIRAPPANCODE, KOLIYAKODE, THIRUVANATHPURAM,, PIN – 695 607.

7 KAPILESH B.S, AGED 36 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, KODUVAZHANOOR PO, PULIMATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 612.

8 MUHAMMAD IQBAL, AGED 48 YEARS DRIVER GRADE II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, THIRUNILATH, SOUTH CHITOOR P. O., EDYAKKUNNAM, CHERANELLOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN 682 027., PIN – 682 027.

9 MARKOSE E P, AGED 41 YEARS DRIVER GRADE II, KSRTC, PERRORKADA DEPOT, EDAVAZHICKAL, VETTACKAL, KADAKKARAPALLY, ALAPPUZHA,, PIN – 689 529.

10 GIRISH G, AGED 45 YEARS DRIVER, KSRTC, NEDUMANGAD DEPOT, VISHAKHAM, EANIKKARA, KARAKULAM, PO, ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN – 695 564.

11 S. SANALKUMAR, AGED 49 YEARS DRIVER GRADE II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, 7/463, VKP NAGAR,KANJIRAMPARA PO,THIRUVANTHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 030.

12 VIJESH V, AGED 48 YEARS DRIVER GRADE II, KSRTC, CHALAKUDY DEPOT, NANGELITHARAYIL PADINJAREKARA PO, NADUVILE (PART), VAIKOM,KOTTAYAM,, PIN – 686 141.

13 LEKSHMY R K, AGED 44 YEARS CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, PERRORKADA DEPOT, 12/346(2), EAST BUNGLOW, NEDUMANGAD PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 541.

14 SANDHYA G S, AGED 39 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADEII, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, AMBIKA, T C

37/1288(1), PLRA - 227 A, PLAVODU, KODUNGANOOR PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 013.

15 SREERENJINI S.P, AGED 43 YEARS CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, NANDHANAM, KUNDARAKUZHI, PANAVOOR PO, NEDUMANGAD PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 568.

16 INDULEKHA VS, AGED 43 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE- II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, KRISHNA BHAVAN, V T NAGAR, IRUKUNNAM VATTIYOORKAVU, MANIKANTESHWARAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 013. 17 RESMI L, AGED 39 YEARS CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, 299, THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, THEVARAKUZHI, PULIPPARA, NEDUMANGAD PO,THIRUVANATHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 541.

18 BINDHU K, AGED 40 YEARS CONDUCTOR, KSRTC,PEROORKADA DEPOT, SIVOTHYAM, NELIVILA, ENIKKARA, KARAKULAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 564.

19 SANTHOSH KUMAR S, AGED 43 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, BHARATH NAGAR, PAPPADU LANE, NETTAYAM PO,THIRUVANATHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 013.

20 RENJITHA J, AGED 41 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE - II, KSRTC, PEROORKADA DEPOT, PADMANABHAM, THACHINGAL LANE, ANIYOOR, CHEMPAZHANTHY P.O,ULLYAZHATHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN – 695 587.

21 SANGEETHA R, AGED 42 YEARS CONDUCTOR GRADE - II, KSRTC, KATTAKADA DEPOT, SREESHYLYAM, CHARUVULA, HS JUNCTION, KARAKULAM P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 564.

22 JINU VARGHEESE, AGED 43 YEARS DRIVER GRADE -II, KSRTC, MUVATTUPUZHA DEPOT, PANTHAPPILLIL HOUSE, EZHIPPURAM, KADAYIRUPPU P.O, ERNAKULAM,, PIN – 682 311.

BY ADVS.

V.PREMCHAND HALIYA T.P.

MAHADEV M.J. RESPONDENTS:

1 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-, PIN – 695 023.

2 THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KER