Sri D v. Ramamurthy v the Managing Director
Service Law – Annual Increment – Last year of service
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: annual increment; last year of service; superannuation; retirement benefits; basic pay fixation; monetary benefits; KPTCL; representations Annexures H to H6; SLP.No.6185/2020 dated 11.04.2023; Apex Court order; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; writ petition allowed; 8 weeks; mandamus; Karnataka High Court; Ashok S.Kinagi, J.; WP No. 6777 of 2025 (S-RES). Relevant for: claims by retired employees for sanction of annual increment for the final year of service and consequential pensionary/monetary benefits; directions to management to consider pending representations in terms of a Supreme Court order.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; respondent No.2 (Director (A and HR), KPTCL) directed to consider Annexures H to H6 in terms of the Hon'ble Apex Court order in SLP.No.6185/2020 dated 11.04.2023 and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of accordingly.