Virupakshappa Malakappa Patri v. Managing Director
Service law – annual increment – retirement
Case brief
What is this about?
one annual increment on superannuation; increment for satisfactory completion of one year prior to retirement; last-day-of-service increment; KPTCL; BESCOM; CESCOM; HESCOM; Regulation 40(1) Karnataka Electricity Board Employees Service Regulations 1997; Director (Admn & HR) KPTCL v. C.P. Mundinamani (2023) 14 SCC 411; Union of India v. M. Siddaraju Dairy No. 2400/2024 interim directions; third-party beneficiaries; prospective operation from 01.05.2023; no enhanced pension for prior period; review petitions R.P.(C) 001510/2024 and 36418/2024 dismissed; writ of mandamus; consideration of representations; refixation of pension; DCRG; retirement benefits; Article 226 and 227; High Court of Karnataka; retired employees pensionary benefits.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions disposed with directions to the respondents to consider the petitioners' representations and sanction one increment for satisfactory completion of one year of service prior to retirement per Mundinamani; entitlement confined to increments due on or after 01.05.2023, with no enhanced pension for the period prior to 31.04.2023 (as printed); time for compliance: three months.