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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 22183

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
VIJU ABRAHAM, J
AJITH KUMAR K, BIJU ABRAHAM, STANLY K.A, A. A. SIVADASAN, T.Y. ELDOSE, AJAYAPPAN K.V, REMESH K, AJITHKUMAR B, SREEKUMAR B, SHYNAMOL T.P, K.P. DEEPA, ANITHA L, V.G. PRADEEP, M.A. MEETHEEN KUNJU, SUNI P.S, ABDUL ZUKKUR P.I – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 12270 OF 2026

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN, SHRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN
For the Respondents: GP JIBU T S

The court mandates government consideration of employee retirement age changes, emphasizing proper representation and timely decision-making by authorities.

Headnote:The petitioners sought direction from the court for the Government to consider Ext.P6 representation on enhancing the retirement age. The court noted the limited request and directed the Government to pass orders on the representation within three months, after hearing the petitioners.

Table of Content
1. petitioners request to enhance retirement age. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court hears arguments and considers requests. (Para 3)

JUDGMENT

Petitioners have approached this Court seeking a direction to the 1^st respondent Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 representation submitted by the petitioners in the matter of enhancing the age of retirement of the employees of the Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company Ltd.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P6 was forwarded to the Government by the respondent company as per Ext.P7.

3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well as the learned standing counsel for respondents 2 and 3.

Taking into consideration the limited request made by the petitioners, I am inclined to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1^st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 representation submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law and after affording an opportunity of being heard to the 1^st petitioner as the representative of the petitioners and respondents 2 and 3, within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment.

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