Kerala High Court
Union Of India vs Thankappan P.R on 29 June, 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 8TH ASHADHA, 1944
RP NO. 253 OF 2018
JUDGMENT DATED 08.12.2015 IN WA 2505/2015 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS:
1 UNION OF INDIA (UOI),
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEW DELHI
110 001.
2 REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION
(EPFO),'BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN', PATTOM
PALACE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004.
3 ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIOENR
SUB REGIONAL OFFICE,EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND
ORGANISATION(EPFO) BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN,
KALOOR,ERNAKULAM 682 017
BY ADV SMT.T.N.GIRIJA, SC, EPF ORGANISATION
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS AND RESPONDENTS 4 & 5:
1 THANKAPPAN P.R
(EMP CODE 2265)ELECTRICIAN, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY
CORPORATION LTD,PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1054,PENSION A/C NO.
KR/3375/1054.
2 SUBHASH CHANDRAN P (EMP CODE 2245), WORK ASSISTANT
KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,PF A/C
NO.KR/3375/1042,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1042.
3 AJITHAN K.N., (EMP CODE 2249)
ELECTRICIAN, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1014,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1014.
4 RAJU (EMP.CODE 2284
ELECTRICIAN,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1058,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1058.`
5 B. ANANDAKUMAR (EMP CODE 2327)
MECHANIC,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1082,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1082.
R.P. No. 253/2018 :2:
6 SARANGADHARAN M (EMPCODE 2282)
MECHANIC,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD., PF A/C
NO.KR/3375/1057,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1057.
7 GOPALAN A, (EMP CODE 2305)
PAINTER,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD,PF A/C
NO.KR/3375/1070,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1070.
8 CHANDRASEKHARAN K.R., (EMP.CODE 2235)
WORK ASSISTANT,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1084,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1084.
9 SUDHARSANAN A (EMP.CODE 2328)
PAINTER,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1039,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1039.
10 JAYADEV P.C (EMP. CODE 2385),
WORK ASSISTANT,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1054,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1054.
11 A.HARIDASAN, (EMP.CODE 2298)
MECHANIC, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1065,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1065.
12 KRISHNAKUMAR V., (EMP CODE 2317),
MECHANIC, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1079,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1079.
13 UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR M.R., (EMP CODE 2263),
CHIEF MECHANIC, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1053,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1053.
14 SALEEM H (EMP.CODE 2340)
PAINTER, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1085,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1085.
15 SURESH (EMP.CODE 2334),
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION
LTD., PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1083, PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1083.
16 ABDUL HAMEED A.T (EMP. CODE 2266),
CHARGE HAND, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1055,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1055.
17 THOMAS MICHEAL (EMP.CODE 2262)
CHIEF MECHANIC,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1052,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1052.
18 SURESH KUMAR M.T (EMP CODE 2348)
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION
LTD,PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1088,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1088.
19 SAJEEVAN N.K (EMP CODE 2378)
PAINTER,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1091.
20 DEVADAS V. (EMP CODE 2294),
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION
LTD,PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1064,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1064.
R.P. No. 253/2018 :3:
21 REMA V.K (EMP. CODE 2420)
SWEEPER,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,PF A/C
NO.KR/3375/1139,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1139.
22 PRAKASH C.S (EMP CODE 2267),
MECHANIC,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD.,
PF A/C NO.KR/3375/1035,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1035.
23 PRADEEP K (EMP CODE 2387),
ELECTRICIAN,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD,PF A/C
NO.KR/3375/1114,PENSION A/C NO. KR/3375/1114.
24 KERALA AGRO MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD., (KAMCO)
(GOVERNMENT OF KERALA UNDERTAKING), REPRESENTED BY
MANAGING DIRECTOR,KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD 678 621.
25 PROVIDENT FUND TRUST
REPRESENTED BY SECRTARY,KERALA AGRO MACHINERY
CORPORATION LTD. (KAMCO)EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND,
KANJIKODE,PALAKKAD 678 621
BY ADVS.
SRI.P.N.MOHANAN
SRI. M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR
SRI. P.GOPINATH
SRI. K.JOHN MATHAI
SRI. JOSON MANAVALAN
SRI. KURYAN THOMAS
SRI. PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.06.2022,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
R.P. No. 253/2018 :4:
S. MANIKUMAR, CJ & SHAJI P. CHALY, J.
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R.P. No. 253 of 2018
in
W.A. No. 2505 of 2015
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Dated this the 29th day of June, 2022.
ORDER
S. MANIKUMAR,CJ.
This Review Petition is filed seeking to review the judgment
dated 08.12.2015 in W.A. No. 2505 of 2015.
2. Earlier, on 21.06.2022, this Court disposed of a review
petition i.e., R.P. No. 785 of 2018, arising out of the very same subject
matter as in the instant case, by stating that the review petitioners
have already filed SLPs before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, which are
pending consideration.
3. Operative portion of the said judgment reads thus:
"2. On this day, when the matter came up for
consideration, Smt.T.N.Girija, learned counsel for the review
petitioner submitted that a batch of writ petitions challenging
the amendment to the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 had
already been disposed of by a Division Bench of this court vide
judgment dated 12.10.2018 in W.P.(C)No.13120/2015 and
connected cases. It is also submitted that the review petitioners
have already filed SLPs before the Hon'ble Supreme Court,
which are pending consideration. 3. In view of the above, she
submitted that the review petition can be disposed of.
Accordingly, review petition is disposed of."
As the facts and circumstances and the pleadings are one and
the same, following the judgment dated 21.06.2022 in R.P. No. 785 of
2018, instant Review Petition is also disposed of.
sd/-
S. MANIKUMAR,
CHIEF JUSTICE.
sd/-
SHAJI P. CHALY,
JUDGE.
Rv
