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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5059

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
JOSEPH FROID PERIARA – Appellant
Versus
THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED – Respondent
RP NO. 1643 OF 2025 | WA NO. 1270 OF 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.JOSE J.MATHAIKAL
For the Respondents: ADV.B.PRAMOD SC KSEB

The Court upheld the legality of a retrospective punishment imposed on the review petitioner, determining no error in the prior findings.

Headnote:In the judgment of the Review Petition No. 1643 of 2025 dated 30th January 2026, the High Court addressed the legality of the retrospective punishment of compulsory retirement imposed on the review petitioner and found no apparent error in the prior judgment. The Court considered the facts and materials on record supporting the disciplinary authority's decision. The primary issue was whether the retrospective nature of the punishment was lawful, to which the Court concluded that it was not a sufficient ground for review, resulting in the dismissal of the petition.

Table of Content
1. grounds for review petition. (Para 1 , 2)
2. assessment of the disciplinary authority's decision. (Para 3)

O R D E R

P.V.BALAKRISHNAN,J Heard Adv.Sri.Jose J Matheikel, the learned counsel for the review petitioner.

2. The only ground urged by the learned counsel for the review petitioner is that punishment of compulsory retirement imposed with effect from 7.11.2014, being retrospective, is illegal and the same has not been considered by this Court while passing the judgment in the writ appeal.

3. But, we are afraid that the said contention has no legs to stand, since the afore findings has been recorded after considering the materials on record, including the fact that the co-delinquent and the review petitioner were imposed with a punishment of compulsory retirement from that date, originally by the disciplinary authority. Hence, we find no error apparent on the face of record warranting interference by invoking the review jurisdiction of this Court.

Ergo, this Review Petition is dismissed.

Sd/-

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5059

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMSUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJJOSEPH FROID PERIARA – AppellantVersusTHE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED – RespondentRP NO. 1643 OF 2025 | WA NO. 1270 OF 2025

The Court upheld the legality of a retrospective punishment imposed on the review petitioner, determining no error in the prior findings.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
JOSEPH FROID PERIARA – Appellant
Versus
THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED – Respondent
RP NO. 1643 OF 2025 | WA NO. 1270 OF 2025