IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM, J
SUDHEER RAM S – Appellant
Versus
SRI. BIJU PRABHAKAR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. contempt case initiated by petitioners. (Para 1) |
| 2. challenge to pay scale adjustment. (Para 2) |
| 3. prior contempt case judgments discussed. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 4. new orders by respondents not compliant. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 5. legal argument from petitioner's counsel. (Para 7) |
| 6. respondents' position on compliance. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 7. scope of enquiry limited to compliance. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 8. legal findings on pay adjustment. (Para 12) |
| 9. contempt case dismissed with leave to challenge. (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT
Cont.Case(C) No. 1627 of 2025 Dated this the 27th day of January, 2026
1. This Contempt Case is filed by Petitioner Nos.1 to 7, 10, 11 and 13 to 19 in W.P.(C) No.11021 of 2016, which was disposed of by this Court as per Annexure I judgment dated 11.08.2022.
2. W.P.(C) No.11021 of 2016 was filed by the Petitioners who are Superintendents in KSRTC, challenging Ext.P28 therein, rejecting their request for stepping up of their Pay Scale on par with that of the 3rd Respondent therein, who is also working as a Superintendent and junior to them. The contention of the petitioners was that the 3rd respondent in the Writ Petition happened to draw Higher Scale of Pay than the Petitioners as the Petitio
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