{"id":246846,"date":"2007-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-pankajakshnan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-15-march-2007"},"modified":"2014-12-09T14:40:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T09:10:47","slug":"k-pankajakshnan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-15-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-pankajakshnan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-15-march-2007","title":{"rendered":"K. Pankajakshnan vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 15 March, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
K. Pankajakshnan vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 15 March, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 36864 of 2003(L)\n\n\n1. K. PANKAJAKSHNAN, LABELLING WORKER,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE\n\n3. COMPANY SECRETARY, KERALA STATE\n\n4. THE MANAGER, BONDED WARE HOUSE\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.V.P.SEEMANDINI\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :15\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                 J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ.\n\n                 -------------------------------------\n\n           W.P.(C)Nos.36864, 39147 of 2003, 34088 of 2004,\n\n           6781, 16434, 19904, 24160, 24196, 24779, 25888,\n\n        26721, 28857, 29683, 29851, 29976, 30534 of 2005,\n\n        14516, 15337, 22757 of 2006, 1589 & 2787 OF 2007\n\n                 -------------------------------------\n\n                          Dated 15th March, 2007\n\n\n\n                                   JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Koshy,J
\n         .\n<\/p>\n
               All these writ petitions  are filed by the employees<\/p>\n
of   the   Kerala   State   Beverages   Corporation   Ltd.   (hereinafter<\/p>\n
referred   to   as   the   Corporation)   for   enhancing   the   age   of<\/p>\n
superannuation.     Kerala   State   Beverages   Corporation  Ltd.   is   a<\/p>\n
Company   registered   under   the   Companies   Act   and   it   is   fully<\/p>\n
owned   by   the   Government   of   Kerala.     As   per   the   Articles   of<\/p>\n
Association,   service   conditions   of   the   employees   including<\/p>\n
retirement age can be changed only with the permission of the<\/p>\n
Government.     Management   and   administration   of   the   company   is<\/p>\n
done   by   the   Board   of   Directors   of   the   company.     Decisions   of<\/p>\n
the   board   are   not   generally   interfered   by   the   Government<\/p>\n
unless   it   is   against   the   policy   of   the   Government   or   against<\/p>\n
the   interest   of   the   Government.     Board   of   Directors   of   the<\/p>\n
company   unanimously   decided   to   increase   the  retirement   age   to<\/p>\n
58   subject   to   consonance   of   the   Government.              But,   the<\/p>\n
Government   of   Kerala   refused   to   concur   with   the   decision   of<\/p>\n
the   Board   of   Directors   by   order   dated   02.7.2005   (produced   as<\/p>\n
Ext.P3   in   W.P.(C)No.15337   of   2006)   on   the   ground   that<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          2<\/span><\/p>\n
Government   policy   is   against   increasing   the   age   of<\/p>\n
superannuation   to   58   from   the   age   of   55.     This   order   is<\/p>\n
challenged in all these writ petitions.\n<\/p>\n
              2.  There are 113 public sector undertakings owned<\/p>\n
by the Kerala Government out of which in seven undertakings<\/p>\n
like   Kerala   Agro   Industries   Corporation   Ltd.   etc.   the<\/p>\n
retirement   age   of   employees   is   60   years.     In   majority   of<\/p>\n
the  undertakings,     now  the  retirement  age  is  58  years.   In<\/p>\n
Public   sector   undertakings   of   Central   Government   in   State<\/p>\n
of   Kerala   the   age   of   superannuation   is   60.     In   Travancore<\/p>\n
Sugars   &   Chemicals   Ltd.,   one   of   the   Kerala   Government<\/p>\n
company,   the   age   of   retirement   is   60   and   it   is   a   sick<\/p>\n
industry.   The Board of Directors decided to reduce the age<\/p>\n
to  58  as  it  is  a  sick  industry,  but,  Government  decided  to<\/p>\n
roll   back   the   retirement   age   to   60   years   itself   as   can   be<\/p>\n
seen   from   Ext.P8   in   W.P.(C)No.15337   of   2006   dated<\/p>\n
24.6.2006.   However,   even   though   in   five   companies   the<\/p>\n
retirement   age   is   55   years,   in   majority   of   the   public<\/p>\n
sector   undertakings   owned   by   the   Kerala   Government,   the<\/p>\n
retirement age is 58.   The retirement age of the Government<\/p>\n
employees   in   Kerala   is   only   55,   but,   Government   employees<\/p>\n
have got various chances of promotion and they are entitled<\/p>\n
to   get   Government   pension.     Even   though   in   five   of   the<\/p>\n
Government Companies the age of retirement is 55, the major<\/p>\n
Government   Companies   where   retirement   age   is   fixed   as   55<\/p>\n
are   four   in   number   viz.,   Kerala   State   Road   Transport<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          3<\/span><\/p>\n
Corporation,   Kerala   State   Electricity   Board,   Kerala   Water<\/p>\n
Authority   and   Kerala             State   Housing   Board.        In   those<\/p>\n
undertakings   there   is   a   good   pension   scheme.     But,   as   far<\/p>\n
as   Kerala   State   Beverages   Corporation   is   concerned,   there<\/p>\n
is  no  pension  scheme.   Of  course,  they  will  be  entitled  to<\/p>\n
some   sort   of   contributory   pension   because   of   the   pension<\/p>\n
scheme   under   the   Employees   Provident   Fund   Pension   Scheme.\n<\/p>\n
But,   for   entitlement   of   full   pension,   they   have   to   attain<\/p>\n
the   age   of   58.     In   another   similarly   placed   public   sector<\/p>\n
undertaking   (LBS   Centre),   Directors   decided   to   extend   the<\/p>\n
age   of   retirement   from   55   to   58   so   as   to   get   the   pension<\/p>\n
from   EPF   pension   scheme.     Ext.P4   is   produced   to   prove   the<\/p>\n
same.  In paragraph 1 of Ext.P4 it is stated as follows:\n<\/p>\n
                    “The   Director,   LBS   Centre   for   Science<\/p>\n
            and Technology has reported that the centre<\/p>\n
            is   following   the   EPF   pension   scheme   and   as<\/p>\n
            per the EPR pension scheme 1995 a member is<\/p>\n
            eligible for Superannuation after attaining<\/p>\n
            the  age   of  58   years.     Hence  the   Governning<\/p>\n
            Body of the centre at its 19th  meeting held<\/p>\n
            on   22.10.2001   had   decided   to   fix   the<\/p>\n
            retirement age of its members at 58 years.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The   Government   approved   the   above   decision.     There   is   no<\/p>\n
need to discriminate Beverages Corporation  employees.\n<\/p>\n
              3.     In   90%   of   the   Government   companies,   where<\/p>\n
there   is   no   pension   scheme   like   Government,   age   of<\/p>\n
retirement   was   increased   to   58   and   in   some   Government<\/p>\n
companies  retirement  age  is  60.  Hence  it  cannot   be<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          4<\/span><\/p>\n
contended   that   policy   of   the   Government   is   not   to   increase<\/p>\n
the   retirement   age   to   58.     This   Corporation   is   one   of   the<\/p>\n
few Government companies which earns profits and no grounds<\/p>\n
are stated in Ext.P3 indiscriminating this corporation from<\/p>\n
other   Government   companies   on   the   ground   of   policy.\n<\/p>\n
Petitioners have to be treated at par with other Government<\/p>\n
employees   especially   when   Board   of   Directors   decided   so<\/p>\n
considering the fact of absence of pension scheme etc..\n<\/p>\n
              4. During the pendency of the writ petitions, the<\/p>\n
employees   were   allowed   to   continue   up   to   the   age   of   58   by<\/p>\n
various   interim   orders   of   this   court.     The   whole   question<\/p>\n
is   whether   the   Government   Order   in   not   approving   the<\/p>\n
resolution     of   the   Beverages   Corporation   in   increasing   the<\/p>\n
retirement age to 58 is arbitrary so as to get interference<\/p>\n
from   this   court   as   it   is   violative   of   Article   14   of   the<\/p>\n
Constitution   of   India.   It   is   true   that   this   court   by   its<\/p>\n
own   cannot   direct   the   Government   or   Government   Corporation<\/p>\n
to   increase   the   age   of   superannuation   in   a   petition   under<\/p>\n
Article   226   of   the   Constitution   of   India.   It   is   well<\/p>\n
settled principle that Government employees’ age   cannot be<\/p>\n
increased   by   an   order   of   the   court.           It   is   for   the<\/p>\n
Government   to   take   a   policy   decision.     Here,   the   entire<\/p>\n
scenario   is   different.       The   respondent   Corporation   is   a<\/p>\n
profit   making   Corporation.     Board   of   Directors   decided   to<\/p>\n
increase  the  age  of superannuation  considering  various<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          5<\/span><\/p>\n
circumstances   especially   considering   the   fact   that   in<\/p>\n
majority            of         the            similarly                placed                 public             sector<\/p>\n
undertakings,  the   age   of   retirement   was   adopted   as   58     and<\/p>\n
also         considering                 the         fact         that             even            for          getting<\/p>\n
contributory   pension   under   the   Employees   Provident   Fund<\/p>\n
Scheme,   the   employees   have   to   attain   the   age   of   58   and<\/p>\n
majority   employees   of   the   Corporation,   superannuation   age<\/p>\n
is 60 and 58 and   the Board decided so, of course, subject<\/p>\n
to the Government concurrence.   The case of the petitioners<\/p>\n
is   that   even   in   sick   industries,   the   age   of   retirement   is<\/p>\n
60   in   certain   cases   and   58   in   majority   cases   unless   there<\/p>\n
is   a   separate   beneficiary   pension   scheme.     There   is   no<\/p>\n
rhyme   and   reason   for   the   Government   to   reject   the<\/p>\n
recommendation   of   the   Board   of   Directors.                                                         In   this<\/p>\n
connection,   we   refer   to   the   decision   of   the   Supreme   Court<\/p>\n
in  British Paints (India) Ltd.  v.  Workmen  (AIR<\/a> 1966 SC 732)<\/p>\n
where it was held by the Supreme Court as follows:\n<\/p>\n
                                    “But   time   in   our   opinion   has<\/p>\n
               now   come   considering   the   Improvement   in<\/p>\n
               the   standard   of   health   and   increase   in<\/p>\n
               longevity in this country during the last<\/p>\n
               fifty   years   that   the   age   of   retirement<\/p>\n
               should be fixed at a higher level, and we<\/p>\n
               consider   that   generally   speaking   in   the<\/p>\n
               present   circumstances   fixing   the   age   of<\/p>\n
               retirement   at   60   years   would   be   fair   and<\/p>\n
               proper,              unless                there             are          special<\/p>\n
               circumstances   justifying   fixation   of   a<\/p>\n
               lower age of retirement.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          6<\/span><\/p>\n
              5.         After         considering         reports              of         various<\/p>\n
committees,   the   retirement   age   of   Central   Government<\/p>\n
employees   was   enhanced   to   60.     The   present   conditions<\/p>\n
cannot   be   lost   sight   of.   The   total   number   of   employees<\/p>\n
employed  in   the   Corporation   is   about   2700   out   of   which   339<\/p>\n
employees   are   regular   workers,   about   1500   workers   are<\/p>\n
abkari   workers   and   about   650   employees   are   deputed   from<\/p>\n
other   Corporations   where   retirement   age   is   58.     These<\/p>\n
deputationists   are   allowed   to   work   in   the   Corporation   on<\/p>\n
deputation   even   beyond   their   age   of   55   years   up   to   58<\/p>\n
years.        For   getting   pension   under   the   Abkari   Welfare<\/p>\n
Scheme,   abkari   workers   have   to   work   up   to   the   age   of   60.\n<\/p>\n
Government Pleader submitted that they have no objection in<\/p>\n
extending   the   age   of   superannuation   of   the   abkari   workers<\/p>\n
of  Beverages   Corporation   to   60.     The   orders   are   passed   and<\/p>\n
Government   decision   is   mentioned   in   the   counter   affidavit.\n<\/p>\n
These   abkari   workers   were   also   absorbed   by   the   Corporation<\/p>\n
when   retail   shops   were   nationalized.   These   abkari   workers<\/p>\n
are   members   of   the   Abkari   Workers   Welfare   Fund   Board   which<\/p>\n
has   the   superannuation   age   as   60   years.                               Hence   the<\/p>\n
permanent   abkari   workers   who   are   employees   of   the<\/p>\n
Corporation   have   their   retirement   age   fixed   as   60   years.\n<\/p>\n
Hence, majority of employees in this Corporation itself can<\/p>\n
work   beyond   58   years   whereas   only   minority   of   339   regular<\/p>\n
workers have to retire at the age of 55.\n<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          7<\/span><\/p>\n
              6.     In   this   connection,   we   also   refer   to   the<\/p>\n
decision   of   the   Apex   Court   in            Osmania   University     v.\n<\/p>\n
V.S.Muthurangam   and   others  ((1997)     10   SCC   741).     The<\/p>\n
employees   of   the   Corporation   are   members   of   Employees’<\/p>\n
Provident Fund.   In the Employees Provident Fund a separate<\/p>\n
Employees Provident Fund Pension Scheme has been introduced<\/p>\n
effective   from   1995.     The   pension   fund   scheme   envisages<\/p>\n
pension contribution by the employee\/employer up to the age<\/p>\n
of 58 years of an employee for the employee to get the full<\/p>\n
benefit   of   pension   under   the   scheme.     Hence,   the   following<\/p>\n
resolution was passed by the Corporation:\n<\/p>\n
                   “Resolved   to   recommend   to   Government<\/p>\n
            the   raising   of   retirement   age   in   the<\/p>\n
            Corporation from 55 years to 58 years as is<\/p>\n
            followed   in   Public   Sector   Companies   and<\/p>\n
            place proposals before the Government.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
                   We   request   that   the   decision   of   the<\/p>\n
            Corporation’s   Board   of   Directors   to   raise<\/p>\n
            the retirement age of the employees of KSBC<\/p>\n
            from   55   years   to   58   years   and   incorporate<\/p>\n
            suitable   amendment   in   clause   43   of   the<\/p>\n
            Service Rules.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
              7. When the abkari workers’ age is also increased<\/p>\n
to   60   and   the   deputed   workers   are   working   up   to   58,   there<\/p>\n
is no rhyme or reason to say that regular workers should be<\/p>\n
retired   at   the   age   of   55.     Even   though   they   are   not<\/p>\n
entitled   to   the   pension   like   the   Government   employees,<\/p>\n
there   is   no   reason   for   rejecting   the   proposal   of   the<\/p>\n
W.P.(C)Nos. 36864\/2003 & connection          8<\/span><\/p>\n
Corporation in extending the age of superannuation up to 58<\/p>\n
and   that   rejection   is   in   violation   of   Article   14   of<\/p>\n
Constitution   of   India.     There   is   hostile   discrimination<\/p>\n
between   similarly   placed   employees   in   other   Corporations<\/p>\n
and   even   the   employees   working   in   the   same   Corporation.   We<\/p>\n
hold   that   the   regular   employees   of   the   Kerala   State<\/p>\n
Beverages Corporation are entitled to continue till the age<\/p>\n
of   58   as   decided   by   the   Director   Board   of   the   Corporation<\/p>\n
and   rejection   of   the   above   request   by   Government   is<\/p>\n
violation   of   Article   14   of   the   Constitution   of   India.     Of<\/p>\n
course,   as   decided   by   the   Government,   abkari   workers   can<\/p>\n
continue   up   to   the   age   of   60   and   we   are   not   interfering<\/p>\n
with the above order.\n<\/p>\n
              All   the   writ   petitions   are   allowed   to   the   above<\/p>\n
extent.\n<\/p>\n
                                           J.B.KOSHY<\/p>\n
                                             JUDGE<\/p>\n
                                     T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR<\/p>\n
                                             JUDGE<\/p>\n
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