{"id":19721,"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-ayyappan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-7-october-2010"},"modified":"2018-08-02T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:34:09","slug":"r-ayyappan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-7-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-ayyappan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-7-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"R.Ayyappan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 7 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
R.Ayyappan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 7 October, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 1194 of 2010()\n\n\n1. R.AYYAPPAN PILLAI,LAKSHMINAGAR-11,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DPEUTY CHIEF ENGINEER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.A.RAZZAK\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.J.CHELAMESWAR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON\n\n Dated :07\/10\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n       J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J.\n                 ------------------------------------------\n                       W.A. No.1194 of 2010\n                 ------------------------------------------\n              Dated this the 7th day of October, 2010\n\n                            JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
J.Chelameswar, C.J.\n<\/p>\n
          The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.6868 of 2010 is the<\/p>\n
appellant herein. The writ appeal is preferred aggrieved by the<\/p>\n
judgment dated 19th May, 2010 in the abovementioned writ petition.<\/p>\n
          2. The appellant was in the service of the first respondent<\/p>\n
Kerala State Electricity Board. He retired from service on 31st July,<\/p>\n
2009. During the period between 9.1.1987 and 27.9.1988 he was<\/p>\n
working as ‘Cashier trainee’. The further details of his employment<\/p>\n
may not be necessary except to state that as part of such a duty the<\/p>\n
appellant had to handle certain monies            belonging to the first<\/p>\n
respondent Board.\n<\/p>\n
          3. On 11.10.1988 it was detected that the appellant did<\/p>\n
not account for certain amounts of cash. There was shortage of an<\/p>\n
amount of `26091\/-.      Consequent upon the detection of such fact<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                 – 2 –\n<\/p>\n
the appellant was kept under suspension on 21.10.1988.          An<\/p>\n
enquiry was ordered after a long lapse of almost five years on 30th<\/p>\n
July, 1993. The appellant continued under suspension until he was<\/p>\n
reinstated to service on 11.2.1994.\n<\/p>\n
            4.     By the proceedings (Ext.P4) of the second<\/p>\n
respondent dated 2.9.1997 the appellant was called upon to remit an<\/p>\n
amount of `14020.15 along with interest, etc. obviously towards the<\/p>\n
recovery of the amount which could not be accounted for by the<\/p>\n
appellant.     The amounts mentioned in the said document were<\/p>\n
remitted by the appellant.\n<\/p>\n
            5.   However, the respondents could not conclude the<\/p>\n
disciplinary enquiry against the appellant.  It must be mentioned<\/p>\n
that the charge memo itself was issued on 21.6.1997. The enquiry<\/p>\n
referred to in Ext.P4 document dated 2.9.1997 appears to be an<\/p>\n
administrative enquiry distinct from the disciplinary enquiry<\/p>\n
conducted against the appellant.\n<\/p>\n
            6. During the pendency of the said disciplinary enquiry,<\/p>\n
the appellant retired from the service.   After his retirement the<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                             – 3 –\n<\/p>\n
appellant approached this Court by W.P.(C) No.6868 of 2010<\/p>\n
praying as follows:\n<\/p>\n
                     “i) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ,<\/p>\n
           direction or order directing the respondents to award and release<\/p>\n
           Superannuation Pension in full reckoning petitioner’s entire<\/p>\n
           service as qualifying service;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                     ii) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ,<\/p>\n
           direction or order directing the 2nd respondent to release the<\/p>\n
           salary arrears for suspension period, leave surrender benefits,<\/p>\n
           commuted value of full pension due along with DCRG<\/p>\n
           admissible based on emoluments drawn on the date of<\/p>\n
           retirement;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                     iii)     issue such other writ, direction or order as this<\/p>\n
           Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper on the facts and in the<\/p>\n
           circumstances of the case and to allow this Original Petition with<\/p>\n
           the petitioner’s costs.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            7. By the judgment under appeal, a learned Judge of this<\/p>\n
Court held that the document under Ext.P4 dated 2.9.1997 is not an<\/p>\n
order imposing punishment on the conclusion of                         disciplinary<\/p>\n
enquiry. It is held at paragraph 4 as follows:<\/p>\n
           “…………………… A reading of Ext.P4 indicates that by this<\/p>\n
           order, all that the Board has done is to call upon the petitioner to<\/p>\n
           remit the balance amount found to have been lost by the Board<\/p>\n
           on account of the misconducts committed by the petitioner. In<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                           – 4 –\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
           my view, apart from recouping the loss the Board has suffered,<\/p>\n
           this order does not lead me to infer that the recovery was as a<\/p>\n
           punishment imposed in conclusion of the disciplinary<\/p>\n
           proceedings. Therefore, I am not prepared to conclude that the<\/p>\n
           disciplinary action has come to a close by Ext.P4 and that<\/p>\n
           therefore, the respondents were not justified in issuing Ext.P6.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The learned Judge further held as follows:<\/p>\n
                   “Therefore, unless there is some other liability due from the<\/p>\n
           petitioner, there is absolutely no justification for not disbursing<\/p>\n
           DCRG that is due to him. Therefore, it is directed that, if no other<\/p>\n
           liability is outstanding from the petitioner, the DCRG that is due<\/p>\n
           to the petitioner shall be released to him as expeditiously as<\/p>\n
           possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of<\/p>\n
           this judgment. ………………..\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                   Needless to say that if final orders in the disciplinary<\/p>\n
           proceedings are not passed within eight weeks as directed, further<\/p>\n
           proceedings against the petitioner shall be discontinued and his<\/p>\n
           terminal benefits shall be settled forthwith.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
            8. Hence the appeal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            9. During the pendency of the appeal a further order<\/p>\n
dated 14.7.2010 came to be passed by the second respondent herein.<\/p>\n
It is recorded in the said order that in the enquiry all the charges<\/p>\n
levelled against the accused were proved.               Therefore, the second<\/p>\n
respondent ordered that the period of suspension undergone by the<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                       – 5 –\n<\/p>\n
appellant shall not be counted for any purpose. In other words, a<\/p>\n
punishment of suspension from service was awarded.                      Relevant<\/p>\n
portion of the said order reads as follows:<\/p>\n
            “However taking into consideration of the fact that the accused<\/p>\n
            is a Pensioner, and more than one punishment is against natural<\/p>\n
            justice, this authority feels that both barring of increments and<\/p>\n
            treating of suspension period as L W A at a time are<\/p>\n
            undesirable, and hence it is hereby ordered to finalize the<\/p>\n
            proceedings by treating the suspension period as Suspension<\/p>\n
            itself, and the period will not be counted for any purpose. No<\/p>\n
            other punishments are ordered.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            10. Sri.S.A.Razzak, learned counsel for the appellant<\/p>\n
argued that in view of the fact that the appellant was allowed to<\/p>\n
retire from service on 31.7.2009, the legal relationship of employer<\/p>\n
and employee between the first respondent and the appellant came<\/p>\n
to an end and therefore the appellant is beyond the disciplinary<\/p>\n
control of the first respondent except to the extent indicated under<\/p>\n
Rule 3 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules. The said rule reads as<\/p>\n
follows:\n<\/p>\n
                   “3. The Government reserve to themselves the right of<\/p>\n
           withholding or withdrawing a pension or any part of it, whether<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                       – 6 –\n<\/p>\n
           permanently or for a specified period, and the right of ordering<\/p>\n
           the recovery from a pension of the whole or part of any pecuniary<\/p>\n
           loss caused to Government, if in a departmental or judicial<\/p>\n
           proceeding, the pensioner is found guilty of grave misconduct or<\/p>\n
           negligence during the period of his service, including service<\/p>\n
           rendered upon re-employment after retirement:<\/p>\n
                  Provided that –\n<\/p>\n
                  (a) such departmental proceeding, if instituted while the<\/p>\n
           employee was in service, whether before his retirement or during<\/p>\n
           his re-employment, shall after the final retirement of the<\/p>\n
           employee, be deemed to be a proceeding under this rule and shall<\/p>\n
           be continued and concluded by the authority by which it was<\/p>\n
           commenced in the same manner as if the employee had continued<\/p>\n
           in service;\n<\/p>\n
                  (b) such departmental proceeding, if not instituted while<\/p>\n
           the employee was in service, whether before his retirement or<\/p>\n
           during his re-employment.-\n<\/p>\n
                  (i) shall not be instituted save with the sanction of the<\/p>\n
           Government;\n<\/p>\n
                  (ii) shall not be in respect of any event which took place<\/p>\n
           more than four years before such institution; and<\/p>\n
                  (iii) shall be conducted by such authority and in such place<\/p>\n
           as the Government may direct and in accordance with the<\/p>\n
           procedure applicable to departmental proceedings in which an<\/p>\n
           order of dismissal from service could be made in relation to the<\/p>\n
           employee during his service;\n<\/p>\n
                  (c) no such judicial proceedings, if not instituted while the<\/p>\n
           employee was in service wether before his retirement or during<\/p>\n
           his re-employment, shall be instituted, save with the sanction of<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                       – 7 –\n<\/p>\n
           the Government, in respect of a cause of action which arose or an<\/p>\n
           event which took place more than four years before such<\/p>\n
           institution; and<\/p>\n
                  (d) the Public Service Commission shall be consulted<\/p>\n
           before final orders are passed.\n<\/p>\n
                  Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule –<\/p>\n
                  (a) a departmental proceeding shall be deemed to be<\/p>\n
           instituted on the date on which the statement of charges is issued<\/p>\n
           to the employee or pensioner or if the employee has been placed<\/p>\n
           under suspension from an earlier date, on such date; and<\/p>\n
                  (b) a judicial proceeding shall be deemed to be instituted –<\/p>\n
                  (i) in the case of a criminal proceeding, on the date on<\/p>\n
           which the complaint or report of police officer on which the<\/p>\n
           Magistrate takes cognizance is made; and<\/p>\n
                  (ii) in the case of a civil proceeding, on the date of<\/p>\n
           presentation of the plaint in the Court.”<\/p>\n
Admittedly these rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution<\/p>\n
were adopted by the first respondent which is a statutory Board.<\/p>\n
            11. We do see force in the submission made by the<\/p>\n
learned counsel for the appellant.                  On the termination of<\/p>\n
employment, the employer loses                disciplinary control over the<\/p>\n
employee. Their legal relationship of employer-employee comes to<\/p>\n
an end on the termination of the employment. However, in the case<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                – 8 –\n<\/p>\n
of employment under the State, the State by appropriate law may<\/p>\n
retain some authority to deal with its erstwhile employees. Rule 3<\/p>\n
of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules is such a law which<\/p>\n
authorises the State to withhold the pension of a former employee<\/p>\n
either totally or partially.   Such withholding could be either<\/p>\n
permanent or for a specified period in the contingencies mentioned<\/p>\n
in the said rule. Such contingencies are (1) the pensioner is found<\/p>\n
guilty in a departmental proceeding of grave misconduct or<\/p>\n
negligence during the course of his service or (2) in a judicial<\/p>\n
proceeding such a finding is recorded. Further it is required under<\/p>\n
sub-rule (a) of Rule 3 of the Kerala Services Rules that the<\/p>\n
departmental proceedings referred to under Rule 3 need not have<\/p>\n
been concluded while the employee was in service. Sub-rule (a) of<\/p>\n
Rule 3 authorises the continuation of a pending departmental<\/p>\n
proceeding even after the retirement of the employee against whom<\/p>\n
proceedings were initiated.\n<\/p>\n
            12.    In the instant case, admittedly, departmental<\/p>\n
proceedings were initiated while the appellant was in the service of<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                 – 9 –\n<\/p>\n
the first respondent Board. Therefore, the authority of the first<\/p>\n
respondent to continue the pending departmental proceeding against<\/p>\n
the appellant is undoubted.    But the course of action open to the<\/p>\n
first respondent on the conclusion of such an enquiry is limited, i.e.<\/p>\n
it could only have ordered the withholding of pension either<\/p>\n
partially or totally as already indicated earlier.   It may also be<\/p>\n
mentioned here that it is a well established principle that in the<\/p>\n
matters of employment under the State         pension is an amount<\/p>\n
payable to the erstwhile employee of the State for the satisfactory<\/p>\n
service rendered by such an employee. A principle which found<\/p>\n
expression in Rule 59 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules.<\/p>\n
            13. In the circumstances, the decision of the first<\/p>\n
respondent evidenced by the proceedings dated 14.7.2010       not to<\/p>\n
count the period spent by the appellant under suspension for any<\/p>\n
purpose, in our opinion, is not sustainable. Therefore, the order<\/p>\n
dated 14.7.2010 insofar as it declares that the period of suspension<\/p>\n
of the appellant herein will not be counted for any purpose is<\/p>\n
declared to be illegal.  We make it clear that we are not interfering<\/p>\n
W.A.No.1194 of 2010\n<\/p>\n
                                 – 10 –\n<\/p>\n
with the finding of guilt of the appellant recorded in the said order.<\/p>\n
It is open to the respondents now to take such other appropriate<\/p>\n
action as is permissible to them under law against the appellant.<\/p>\n
            Writ appeal is disposed of as above.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                              J.Chelameswar,
\n                                              Chief Justice<\/p>\n
                                      P.R.Ramachandra Menon,
\n                                                 Judge<\/p>\n
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Kerala High Court R.Ayyappan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 7 October, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 1194 of 2010() 1. R.AYYAPPAN PILLAI,LAKSHMINAGAR-11, … Petitioner Vs 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, … Respondent 2. THE DPEUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, For Petitioner :SRI.S.A.RAZZAK For Respondent :SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nR.Ayyappan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 7 October, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-ayyappan-pillai-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-7-october-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"R.Ayyappan Pillai vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 7 October, 2010 - 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