Supreme Court of India

Chairman & M.D., K.S.R.T.C. v. K.O. Varghese and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 8 S.C.R. 164
Bench H.K. Sema and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 9 July 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the decision taken by the State Government not to implement, here and now, the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission for KSRTC and the decision based on it by KSRTC are fully justified.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Service Law: Pension-Kera/a Service Rules-Part /II-Recommendations by 5th Kera/a Pay Commission relating to grant of enhanced pensionary benefits­ Dispute with regard to implementation of the recommendations in KSRTC, an autonomous Corporation-Court intervened and directed the State Government to take a policy decision-In view of the precarious financial position of KSR~ . direction by State Government to KSRTC that grant of benefits of 5th ~ay Commission to pensioners of KSRTC be deferred until · better times-Held: The directiOn meant that the very question of adopting the recommendations of

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