ORDER

Heard, the learned Counsels on either sides. Carefully perused the materials available on record.

2. The impugned letter dated 17.02.2023 obviously deprives the petitioner's right to refixation of their terminal benefits including Gratuity, Leave Salary, Commuted value of pension, monthly pension and family pension, which was vested on them under clause 1 and 2 of the 14th wage revision settlement. Since this deprivation of refixation of terminal benefits of the petitioner, which was secured under the 14th wage revision settlement arrived at, as a result of the collective bargaining between the representatives of the State Government, State owned transport undertakings and the various trade unions, with full and matured deliberation, after taking into account the interest of the employees, the interest of the Transport Corporation and that of the state, with a view to approximating towards the goal of a living wage as envisaged in Article 43 of the Constitution, would amount to an unreasonable restriction, the impugned letter will not stand the scrutiny of law and the same has to be modified.

3. During the implementation of the 13th wage revision settlement, the Government issu