The Supreme Court on Monday came down on Kerala government Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for filing plea against increase in prices for bulk diesel sold by state-owned oil marketing companies..A Bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari pointed out how the State has been paying life time pension for staff employed by ministers with 2-year service."You are the only State where people are appointed for 2 years and give them life time pension. The State has a lot of money, tell this to the authorities," the Court told Senior Counsel V Giri who was appearing for Kerala. The Court eventually declined to entertain the plea but granted liberty to move the Kerala High Court..The Kerala High Court is seized of a petition challenging the manner of appointment of personal staff to ministers in the State and the consequent pensionary benefits provided to them if they have served just over two years.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly had issued notice to the Kerala government as well as the private secretaries of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Opposition Leader VD Satheesan and Chief Whip M Jayaraj.
