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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Nagaresh, Johnson John, JJ
THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. – Appellant
Versus
K.AJAYAKUMAR – Respondent
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| 1. employees claimed balance gratuity upon retirement. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. bank's argument against additional gratuity based on previous payments. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's view on entitlements under the group gratuity scheme. (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. emphasis on employee rights to amounts under insurance schemes. (Para 12) |
Nagaresh, J.
Aggrieved by the judgment dated 09.02.2024 in W.P.(C) No.1868 of 2020, the 1st respondent-Bank has filed this writ appeal.
2. Respondents 1 to 8 were employees of the appellant-Bank. On their retirement, Gratuity was paid to them. Respondents 1 to 8 filed the writ petition seeking for a direction to the 1st appellant to disburse the balance amount of Gratuity due to them remitted by the 9th respondent-LIC with interest at the rate of 9% per annum.
3. Respondents resisted the writ petition. After considering the facts of the case, the learned Single Judge held that the issue raised by the writ petitioners is covered by a Full Bench judgment of this Court in Chandrasekharan Nair G. and others v. Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Ltd. and others [ 2017 (4) KLT 276 ], wherein it was held that the prohibition cont
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