IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATHISH NINAN MONDAY, THE 11^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 20TH BHADRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 369 OF 2020 PETITIONERS:

1 M.R.SUKUMARAN, AGED 61 YEARS S/O. M.C. RAMAN, MUDAYARATHU HOUSE, RAMAPURAM P.O., KOTTAYAM-686576, ASSISTANT MANAGER (RETIRED), WARE HOUSE, KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA. PPO NO.KR/KTM/00042897, PF A/C. NO.KR/TVM/10416/082.

2 M.M. SOMAN, AGED 67 YEARS S/O. MADHAVAV, MUNDEKUDIYIL HOUSE, PERUMBAVOOR P.O., PIN-686673, ASSISTANT GRADE II (RETIRED), FL SHOP, PARAVOOR, KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION, THODUPUZHA. PPO NO.KR/KTM/00066920 PF A/C. NO.KR/ /10416/248.

3 THANKAM P.N.,AGED 63 YEARS D/O. KUMARAN, PANACHIKAL HOUSE, KALIAYAR P.O., VANNAPURAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT-685607, HELPER (RETIRED), FLI SHOP, POTHANIKKAD, KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA. PPO NO.KR/KTM/00031347, PF A/C.

NO.KR/TVM/10416/000/0000211.

4 T.K. SAROJAM, AGED 63 YEARS D/O. KUNJAN T.K., THEKEDATH HOUSE, MUVATTUPUZHA, HELPER ( RETIRED), WARE HOUSE, KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION, MUVATTUPUZHA-686661. PPO NO.KR/KCH/00091962, PF A/C. NO.KR/TVM/10416/220.

5 MOHAMMED BASHIR, AGED 59 YEARS S/O. SEYD MUHAMMED, ENC