The Managing Director vs K.B.Sukumaran Nair on 8 February, 2008

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C) No. 1121 of 2008(H)


1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. K.B.SUKUMARAN NAIR,
                       ...       Respondent

                For Petitioner  :SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN

 Dated :08/02/2008

 O R D E R
                           S. SIRI JAGAN, J.

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            W.P.(C)Nos.1121, 1138 & 1139 OF 2008

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                 Dated this the 8th day of February, 2008


                               JUDGMENT

In all these cases the Kerala State Road Transport

Corporation challenges orders of the Lok Ayukta by which the

Loak Ayukta has directed payment of retirement benefits to three

of its employees notwithstanding the scheme framed by a

Division Bench of this Court directing disbursal of retirement

benefits in accordance with the priority of date of retirement. A

Division Bench of this Court in The Managing Director, KSRTC

Vs. T. Padmavathy [2008 (1) ILR Kerala 378] has held that

although the Lok Ayukta has jurisdiction to entertain applications

for retirement benefits, the Lok Ayukta cannot pass orders

against the scheme framed by the Division Bench of this Court.

Following that judgment, these writ petitions are allowed and the

impugned orders are quashed.

S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE

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