Kerala State Ex-Servicemen Development And Rehabilitation Corporation vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court directed the State of Kerala to clarify within three months whether the Government Order revising daily wages (Ext.P11) applies to security staff engaged by the Medical College Development Societies through the Corporation. As an interim measure, the Societies were directed to pay daily wages at ₹500/- plus 5% service charges and applicable GST, effective from March 10, 2020, until the State's final decision.
Facts
Ex-servicemen and a State Corporation providing ex-servicemen as security guards challenged the Medical College Development Societies' refusal to pay wages as per revised Government Orders. The Societies were paying lower rates than those prescribed by the State for daily-rated employees, leading to a dispute over the applicability of these wage revisions and the obligation to engage staff through the Corporation.
Key Issues
The key legal issues were the applicability of government orders revising daily wages to security staff deployed through a State Corporation to Medical College Development Societies, and the appropriate wage rate to be paid to these ex-servicemen.
Sections Cited
None mentioned
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020 / 25TH BHADRA, 1942 WP(C).No.33329 OF 2018(M) PETITIONERS: 1 XAVIER K.V., AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.VARKEY, KARIKULAM PUTHENPURAYIL, KEEZHOOR P.O, THALAYOLAPARAMBU VIA, KOTTAYAM - 686 605 2 SHAJI MON K.N., AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. K.R. NARAYANAN NAIR, REVATHY VILASAM, PERUMTHURUTHU P.O., KALLARA, KOTTAYAM - 686 611. 3 RAVEENDRAN R., AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN ACHARY, RAREERAM, PALLICKAL NADUVILEMURI P.O., KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.GENS GEORGE ELAVINAMANNIL RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 2 SUPERINTENDENT, KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM - 686 008. 3 KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY/ SUPERINTENDENT, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM - 686 008. WP(C)Nos.33329/2018 & 15749/2019 2 4 KERALA EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE AND REHABILITATION CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KEXCON, OPPOSITE AMRITHA HOTEL, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. R
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