A.R.Sankaranarayanan v. Sri.B.Andrw Prabhu

What is this about?

The Kerala High Court examined contempt petitions alleging that the EPF Organization wilfully disobeyed a declaratory judgment ordering employees to be entitled to exercise pension options. The court held that while the judgment was declaratory, a public body cannot claim inability to observe a decision of a competent court. Non-compliance due to financial constraints or pending appeals does not constitute 'wilful' default, and a declaration regarding public prerogatives creates a legal duty to respect the rule of law.