IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 22293 of 2006(D)
1. B. SREEDHARAN, AGED 57 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,
... Respondent
2. ACCOUNTS OFFICER (PENSION AOUDIT),
3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
For Petitioner :SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN
For Respondent :SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI
Dated :03/07/2008
O R D E R
V. GIRI, J.
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WP(C).NO. 22293 of 2006
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Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2008
JUDGMENT
The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State
Electricity Board as Sub Engineer on 31.5.2004. By Ext.P1 order,
inter alia pension was sanctioned in favour of the petitioner and
the petitioner started drawing pension accordingly.
Subsequently by Ext.P2 his pension was revised and it was
reduced. This has been challenged in this writ petition.
2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned Standing Counsel for the KSEB. I do not propose to go
into the merits of the reduction in pension made as per Ext.P2 on
the short ground that Ext.P2 has been passed without hearing the
petitioner. Since pension was sanctioned and it was being drawn
by the petitioner, it can be reduced, subject to the provisions
relating to the grant of pension only after notice to the pensioner.
Such notice has not been issued to the petitioner.
In the result, the writ petition is allowed. Ext.P2 is quashed.
But it is made clear that if the Board is desirous of reducing the
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pension of the petitioner, it may be done only with notice and
after hearing the petitioner.
V. GIRI, JUDGE.
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