S.Bindu v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court confirmed an interim order directing the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to readmit the petitioner to duty. It further directed this authority to consider her medical leave application within one month after affording her an opportunity to be heard.
What did the court decide?
Directed the competent authority to immediately consider the petitioner's application for leave and take a decision thereon within one month.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
THURSDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942
WP(C).No.10132 OF 2020(N)
PETITIONER:
S.BINDU AGED 44 YEARS
W/O.MANILAL, JUNIOR ASSISTANT, KSRTC, KANIYAPURAM DEPOT, (ON WORKING ARRANGEMENT AT CHIEF OFFICE), RESIDING AT POIKAVILA, MANAMPOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 611.
BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 023.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should confirm its interim order directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to rejoin duty after she was disallowed despite reporting.
Whether the respondents should be directed to consider the petitioner's leave application based on medical grounds expeditiously.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
S.BINDU
- respondent
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
- respondent
MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
- respondent
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
- respondent
ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, KANIYAPURAM DEPOT
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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