Pension is deferred salary, akin to property under Article 300A

Abhilash Kumar R. Vs Kerala Books And Publication Society (Kerala High Court)

Kerala High Court Held that pension is deferred salary, akin to property under Article 300A of the Constitution of India. The right to pension is a constitutional right.

Facts-

Petitioners are retired employees of the Kerala Books and Publications Society. Employees Pension Scheme was made applicable, after it was launched in the year 1995. While so, the labour unions demanded that the provisions of the Kerala Service Rules should be made applicable to the employees of the society, as regard their salary and pension. The Government referred the dispute to the Labour Court and an award was passed on 15.03.2005, directing the management of the Society to consider the demand for making the Kerala Service Rules applicable to the workers of KPBS or to convert KPBS as a Government-run-printing Unit under the Education Department, and to take appropriate decision within four months.

Conclusion-

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