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2025 Supreme(Ker) 1320
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
T.R. RAVI, J.
Peter P.P. S/o Paul P.P. - Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala - Respondent
W.P. (C) No. 18003 of 2025
Decided On : 19-05-2025
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : V.K. Sathyanathan, K.R. Renju, Vinod K.C.
For the Respondents: Bimal K. Nath, Sajeev T.K.
Court directed the State Government to expedite consideration of the Board resolution regarding the enhancement of retirement age for employees.
Headnote:
(A) Kerala State Warehousing Corporation - Retirement Age - Employees seeking permission to continue in service post-superannuation date of 30.05.2025, pending enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years - Court previously directed consideration of similar resolution by State Government. (Paras 1, 2)
(B) Writ Petitions - Court directs State Government to consider Board resolution for approval expeditiously. (Para 2)
Facts of the case:
Employees of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation filed writ petitions seeking permission to continue in service beyond their superannuation date, pending a decision on the enhancement of retirement age.
Findings of Court:
Writ petitions disposed of with a direction to the State Government to consider the Board resolution at the earliest.
Issues: The main issue was whether the employees could continue in service pending the decision on the retirement age enhancement.
Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that similar cases warranted a consistent approach, directing the State Government to expedite consideration of the Board's resolution.
Result: Writ petitions disposed of.
JUDGMENT :
1. In both these writ petitions, the employees of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation are seeking permission to continue in service after 30.05.2025, which is their date of superannuation based on the present rule. The retirement age fixed is 58 years. It is submitted that the enhancement of the retirement age from 58 to 60 is pending consideration of the State Government and the prayer is to permit the petitioners to continue till a decision is taken.
2. In similar circumstances, this Court by judgment dated 08.04.2025 in WP (C) No. 14707/2025 disposed of the writ petition with a direction to the State Government to consider the resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation for approval, if the same is pending before the Government preferably within two months.
3. In the above circumstances, these writ petitions can also be disposed of in the same line. These writ petitions are disposed of directing the State Government to consider whether or not to approve the Board resolution of the 3rd respondent, at the earliest.
