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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
N. NAGARESH, J
FR.DR.A.A.SEBASTIAN – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. pension revision request denied due to procedural delays. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. legal rules misapplied in denying pension arrears. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court observed denial of pension benefits harsh considering petitioner’s age and health. (Para 6 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. directive for government to reassess pension arrears representation. (Para 11) |
J U D G M E N T
Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2026 The petitioner is a retired Principal of St.George’s College, Aruvithura, an Aided College affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University. The petitioner attained superannuation on 31.05.2001 AN and he is getting pension in the UGC Scale.
2. The pension of the UGC Scale Teachers were revised twice by the Government as per Government Orders dated 07.05.2011 (Ext.P2) and 05.11.2020 (Ext.P3), with effect from 01.07.2009 and 01.01.2016 respectively. The petitioner's pension in the revised scale was authorised by the Accountant General as per order dated 03.09.2021 with effect from 01.07.2009 on the basis of the above Government Orders and he is receiving pension in the revised scale. However, his arrears of pension revision from 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2019 was not disbursed to him.
3. The p
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