I.V. Subramanian and Others v. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Travancore Cochin Chemicals Ltd. - Contempt of Court Case (Civil) No. 1977 of 2019

## **`IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT`** ``` THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANIL K. NARENDRAN ``` ``` & ``` ``` THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE SOPHY THOMAS ``` ``` THURSDAY, THE 19[TH] DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 27TH ASWINA, 1945 CON.CASE(C) NO. 1977 OF 2019 ``` ``` ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 12.10.2018 IN WP(C)NO. ``` ``` 31798 OF 2016 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA ``` ## **`PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS:`** ``` 1I.V.SUBRAMANIAN, AGED 74 YEARS S/O. I. S. VEERABHADRAN, KRA-36A, AISWARYA, KUNNEPARAMBU ROAD, VAZHAKKALA, TRIKKAKARA P.O., KOCHI - 682 021, PPO NO. KR/KCH/29168, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1715. ``` ``` 2BALAGANGADHARAN K. N. AGED 65 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. NARAYANAN NAIR, 50/531, ANU REMYA, GANGA NAGAR, MANIMALA ROAD, EDAPPALLY - 682 024, PPO NO. KR/KCH/72417, PF A/C NO. KR/169/115. ``` ``` 3BILLY BRIDGET. C. A. AGED 65 YEARS W/O. SILVY GEORGE, LOVEDALE, MATHIRAPPILLIL, EDAYAKUNNAM, SOUTH CHITTOOR, KOCHI - 682 027, PPO NO. KR/KCH/73934, PF A/C NO. KR/169/217. ``` ## **`4 T. G. THULASIDAS`** ``` AGED 66 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. G. GANGADHARAN PILLAI, THACHETH, ELOOR SOUTH, UDYOGAMANDAL - 683 501, PPO NO. KR/KCH/68122, PF A/C NO. KR/169/357. ``` - **`5 RADHAKRISHNAN. G. AGED 65 YEARS`** ``` S./O. K. G. GOPINATHAN PANICKER, KRISHNENDU ARA- 169, ALFIA NAGAR, CUSAT ROAD, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., KOCHI - 682 022, PPO NO. KR/KCH/73512, PF A/C NO. KR/169/465. ``` 2 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 - **`6 K. M. VARKEY`** ``` AGED 65 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. U. MATHAI, REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIR DR. MOLLY VARKEY, KOCHUKUDIYIL HOUSE, KUNJATTUKARA, EDATHALA P.O., PIN - 683 561, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PPO NO. KR/KCH/72420, PF A/C NO. KR/169/537. ``` ## **`7 PRABHAKARAN. C.`** ``` AGED 65 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. C. APPUKUTTAN, CHIRAPPPURATH, KUNJATTHIKARA, EDATHALA. P.O., ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - 683 561, PPO NO. KR/KCH/74167, PF A/C NO. KR/169/133. ``` ``` 8DINESH. G. P. AGED 64 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. PANKAJAKSHAN NAIR. V. K., SOPANAM, KOTTUVALLY, KAITHARAM P.O., PIN - 683 519, PPO NO. KR/KCH/78969, PF A/C NO. KR/169/130. ``` - **`9 DAVIS. V. I.`** ``` AGED 71 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. V. K. ITTOOP, 24, HILL GARDENS, ANCHERY - 680 006, TRICHUR - 6., PPO NO. KR/KCH/27884. ``` - **`10 K. K. RAMASUBRAMANIA IYER`** ``` AGED 72 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. S. KRISHNA IYER, RAMA NIVAS, OPPOSITE GOVT. H.S.S. MUTHUVATTOOR, CHAVAKAD P.O., PIN - 680 506, PPO NO. KR/KCH/32133, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1947. ``` ``` 11MOHANDAS. P. K. AGED 66 YEARS PUTHUSSERY HOUSE, HOUSE NO. 14/316 E, GRACE VILLAS, PANAYAM PADOM ROAD, THALORE P.O., TRICHUR DISTRICT - 680 306., PPO NO. KR/KCH/70122, PF A/C NO. KR/169/237. ``` ## **`12 SASIDHARAN ACHARI. M. N. AGED 69 YEARS`** ``` S/O. NARAYANAN ACHARI. M. K., USHUS, H.NO. 475/14, CROSS ROAD,-2, PALLAN STREET, TRICHUR - 680 005, PPO NO. KR/KCH/59435. ``` 3 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **`13 C. M. VENUGOPAL`** ``` AGED 74 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. C. V. MADHAVAN, PRAVEEN NIVAS ALISSERY WARD, COLLECTORATE P.O., ALAPPUZHA - 688 001, PPO NO. KR/KCH/29995, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1718. ``` - **`14 K. K. NARAYANAN`** ``` AGED 67 YEARS ``` - **`S/O. K.A KUNJAN, H. NO. 34/923 A, AATHIRA, VALIYAPADAM ROAD, EDAPALLY, ERANAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - 682 024, PPO NO. KR/KCH/61720, PF A/C NO. KR/169/234.`** - **`15 CHERIAN MATHEW AGED 67 YEARS`** - **`S/O. K. C. MATHEW, KURISUNKAL (H), BEHIND WARE HOUSE, CHOONDY, ALUVA - 683 112, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PPO NO. KR/KCH/63870.`** - **`16 JACOB CHACKO. V. AGED 64 YEARS`** - **`S/O. V. C. CHCKO, VALIYAKALAYIL, KD PLOT P.O., KALAMASSERY - 683 104, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PPO NO. KR/KCH/77354, PF A/C NO. KR/169/541.`** - **`17 NARAYANAN. P. AGED 70 YEARS`** - **`S/O. KUNHIPERAN, VYSHNAVAM, RECCA ENCLAVE, PADAMUGHAL, KAKKANAD WEST P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PPO NO. KR/KCH/50185, PF A/C NO. KR/169/132.`** - **`18 DR. SOBHANALAKSHMY. T. K. AGED 67 YEARS, D/O.N. KRISHNA MENON`** - **`40, SANTHI NAGAR, SOUTH KALAMASSERY, RAJAGIRI P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 104, PPO NO. KR/KCH/66674, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1542.`** - **`19 C. V. JOHN`** ``` AGED 72 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. THOMMY VAVOO, CHULLIKATTU HOUSE, KOTTUVALLY, KAITHARAM P.O., N. PARAVOOR - 683 519, PPO NO. KR/KCH/39813. ``` - **`20 JOSPEH. M. J. AGED 63 YEARS`** 4 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ``` S/O. M. M. THOMAS, ARA-164, ALFIA NAGAR, CUSAT P.O., SOUTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - 682 022, PPO NO. KR/KCH/77518, PF A/C NO. KR/169/362. ``` - **`21 K. A. MUHAMMED`** ``` AGED 68 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. ABDUL RAHIMAN, KANNACHANKUDY, GREEN GARDENS, MAINMAL ROAD, EDAPPALLY - 682 024, PPO NO. KR/KCH/59435, PF A/C NO. KR/169/103. ``` - **`22 N. I. POULOSE`** ``` AGED 74 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. NALPAT ITTIACHAN, NALPAT HOUSE, KORATTY, TRICHUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680 308, PPO NO. KR/KCH/30308. ``` - **`23 G. GOPINATHAN`** ``` AGED 74 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. GOPALAN, 15B, KANNARKAT, CONDOMINIUMS, TOCH ROAD, VUYTILLA - 682 019, PPO NO. KR/KCH/27883, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1716. ``` - **`24 D. B. RAMMOHAN`** ``` AGED 76 YEARS S/O. D. M. BALAKRISHNANAN, JANAKI NIVAS, ASARYKADAVU ROAD, ALUVA - 683 101, PPO NO. KR/KCH/20616. ``` - **`25 P. VELAYDHAN MENON, AGED 72 YEARS`** ``` S/O. PARAMESWARA MENON, PALAZHY, M - 10-26, PARIJATHAM ROAD, CHANGAMPUZHA NAGAR, NORTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 033, PPO NO. KR/KCH/40850, PF A/C NO. KR/169/206. ``` - **`26 M. HARIDAS`** ``` AGED 74 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. T. BALAKRISHNAN MENON, LAKSHMI BIVAS, B2 FLAT, VSLANE, NAICKKANAL, THRISSUR - 680 001, PPO NO. KR/KCH/29541, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1717. ``` - **`27 P. HARIHARAN`** ``` AGED 71 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. N. S. PAZHANI ACHARI, NARAYANANKULANGARA, THATHAMPALLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA - 688 013, PPO NO. ``` 5 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ``` KR/KCH/31648, PF A/C NO. KR/169/358. ``` ## **`28 V. VIJAYADHARAN`** ``` AGED 64 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. VIDHYADHARAN. N., ARA-171, ALFIA NAGAR, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., SOUTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 022, PPO NO. KR/KCH/57190, PF A/C NO. KR/169/580. ``` ## **`29 K. S. ANANTHARAMAN,`** ``` AGED 75 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. A. SUBRAMANIYA IYER, XVII/541, GOMETHAKAM, NH BYEPASS, ALUVA - 683 101., PPO NO. KR/KCH/28110, PF A/C NO. KR/169/1713. ``` ## **`30 P. S. JANARDHANAN`** ``` AGED 65 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. P. C. SANKARAN, PAYYAPATT HOUSE, MULANKUNNATHUKAVU, PIN - 680 581, PPO NO. KR/KCH/74172, PF A/C NO. KR/KCH/169/321. ``` ``` 31FRANCIS. K. C. ``` ``` AGED 71 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. CHEEKU. K. A., KURISINGAL HOUSE, NEAR FCI GODOWN, WEST CHALAKKUDY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680 307, PPO NO. KR/KCH/33070. ``` ``` 32K. RAVEENDRANATHAN ``` ``` AGED 66 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. K. KARUNAKARAN NAIR, SAIPRABHA, PERANDOOR, ELAMAKKARA. P.O., KOCHI - 682 026, PPO NO. KR/KCH/67262, PF A/C NO. KR/169/479. ``` ``` 33MANUEL. P. G. AGED 62 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. P. C. GEORGE, PALAPRAMBIL HOUSE, PARAMBITHARA CROSS LANE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM - 682 036, PPO NO. KR/KCH/91653, PF A/C NO. KR/169/424. ``` ## **`34 KUTTAPPAN. A.`** ``` AGED 69 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. K. ANTONY, KATTUTHARA HOUSE, VALAMANGALAM SOUTH, THURAVOOR P.O., - 688 532, PPO NO. KR/KCH/53500, PF A/C NO. KR/169/367. ``` 6 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **`35 GEORGE MICHAEL AGED 66 YEARS`** ``` S/O. K. P. MICHAEL, EDATTU HOUSE, 35/1706 B, JANATHA NAGAR, SOUTH JANATHA ROAD, PALARIVATTOM - 682 025, PPO NO. KR/KCH/69474 PF A/C NO. KR/169/367. ``` - **`36 MOHAMMED MUSTAFA. A.`** ``` AGED 63 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. M. K. ABDUL KADER, SHAHANAS, PLOT NO. 3, 36/3068, UDAYA NAGAR, KATHRIKADAVU, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017, PPO NO. KR/KCH/85863, PF A/C NO. KR/169/480. ``` ``` 37GIRISH. P. V. AGED 62 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. M. VASU, 32/2605, ARCHANA, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 025, PPO NO. KR/KCH/89660, PF A/C NO. KR/169/578. ``` ``` 38VIJAYAN . T. N. AGED 62 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. T. K. NARAYANAN, ATTUPURATH HOUSE, AROOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 688 534, PPO NO. KR/KCH/91844, PF A/C NO. KR/169/483. ``` - **`39 CHANDRASEKARAN. T. D.`** ``` AGED 62 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. C. R. DIVAKARAN PILLAI, PRASANTHI, PULPRA LANE, MAIN ROAD, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM - 682 301, PPO NO. KR/KCH/92977, PF A/C NO. KR/169/482. ``` ``` 40ATLEE. P. K. AGED 69 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. KUMARAN. P. K., AMRITHANJALI, MRRA -47-A, MANNANAM ROAD, KUNNUPURAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 024, PPO NO. KR/KCH/49351, PF A/C NO. KR/169/314. ``` - **`41 T. C. KURIAKOSE`** ``` AGED 68 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. T. V. CHACKO, THURUTUMMEL, PUKKATTUPADY, EDATHALA P.O., PIN - 683 561, PPO NO. KR/KCH/59179, PF A/C NO. KR/169/182. ``` 7 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **`42 SREEDEVI. P., S/O.S.PRABHAKARAN PILLAI AGED 66 YEARS`** ``` AMRUTHA, ARA-119, ALFIA NAGAR, CUSAT P.O., KALASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA - 682 022, PPO NO. KR/KCH/682022, PF A/C NO. KR/169/468. ``` ## **`43 S. DEVARAJAN`** ``` AGED 71 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. D. SUBRAMONY IYER, FLAT-D HARINI BLOCK, DOSHI SYMPHONY, VALACHERY, TAMBARAM ROAD, CHENNAI - 600 100, PPO NO. KR/KCH/306690, PF A/C NO. KR/169/183. ``` ## **`44 G. PADMANABHAN`** ``` AGED 75 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. N. GOPLAKRISHNAN, AYODHYA, KANNAMPUZHA ROAD, CHALAKUDY - 680 307, PPO NO. KR/KCH/27290. ``` ## **`45 K. V. BALAN`** ``` AGED 68 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. K. C. VELAYUDHAN, PAVIZHAM, KALAPPURAKKAL HOUSE, P.O. PERINJANAM, TRICHUR - 680 686, KERALA, PPO NO. KR/KCH/57801, PF A/C NO. KR/169/184. ``` - **`46 P. JAYAN`** ``` AGED 63 YEARS ``` ``` S/O. S. PURUSHOTHAMAN, GREESHMUM, CRA-41, MURINJAPALAM, PATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004, PPO NO. KR/KCH/446. ``` ## **`47 P. H. BALACHANDRAN, S/O.HARI MALLAN P.K.`** ``` AGED 68 YEARS, ``` ``` WHITE HOUSE, SREEKARA MADOM, VAZHIKKADAVU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679 333, PPO NO. KR/KCH/44648, PF A/C NO. KR/169/114. ``` ## **`48 RAMACHANDRAN. V.`** ``` AGED 66 YEARS ``` ``` C/O. VENKITACHALAM IYER. R., MANGALA TPRRA NO. 9, THAMBURATTY PARAMBU ROAD, EDAPPALLY, COCHIN - 682 024, PPO NO. KR/KCH/69139, PF A/C NO. KR/169/391. BY ADV P.N.MOHANAN ``` 8 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **`RESPONDENTS/3[RD] & 6[TH] RESPONDENTS:`** - **`1 B.ANDREW PRABHU, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. S. BHAKTHAVALSALAM (LATE), ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (EPFO), BHAVISHYANITHI BHAVAN, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 017, RESIDING AT KADAVANTHARA, KOCHI.`** - **`2 K. HARIKUMAR(FATHER’S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS) MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRAVANCORE COCHIN CHEMICALS LTD., P.O. UDYOGAMANDAL - 683 501, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT RACHANA LANE NO.1, JANATHA ROAD, VYTILLA, ERNAKULAM.`** ``` BY ADV SMT.NITA.N.S. ``` ``` THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.10.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ``` 9 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **JUDGMENT** Anil K. Narendran, J. The petitioners, who are the petitioners in W.P.(C)No.31798 of 2016, have filed this Contempt Case, invoking the provisions under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging willful disobedience of the directions contained in Annexure A1 judgment dated 12.10.2018 in that writ petition along with W.P.(C)No.13120 of 2015 and connected matters. 2. The SLP filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation against the judgment dated 12.10.2018 in W.P.(C) No.13120 of 2015 and connected cases were dismissed by the Apex Court vide Annexure A2 order dated 01.04.2019 in SLP (C) - Diary No.9610 of 2019. That order was recalled and the Apex Court rendered a detailed judgment dated 04.11.2022 in Civil Appeal Nos.8143 of 2022 and 8144 of 2022 and connected matters- **Employees Provident Fund Organisation v. Sunil Kumar B. [2022 (7) KHC 12 : AIR 2022 SC 5634]** . In that judgment, the Apex Court held that the provisions contained in Notification No.GSR 609(E) dated 22.08.2014 is legal and valid. The directions contained in paragraph 44 of the said judgment of the Apex Court dated 04.11.2022 read as follows: “44. We accordingly hold and direct:- 10 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 (i) The provisions contained in the notification No. G.S.R.609(E) dated 22nd August 2014 are legal and valid. So far as present members of the fund are concerned, we have read down certain provisions of the scheme as applicable in their cases and we shall give our findings and directions on these provisions in the subsequent subparagraphs. (ii) Amendment to the pension scheme brought about by the notification No. G.S.R. 609(E) dated 22[nd] August 2014 shall apply to the employees of the exempted establishments in the same manner as the employees of the regular establishments. Transfer of funds from the exempted establishments shall be in the manner as we have already directed. (iii) The employees who had exercised option under the proviso to paragraph 11(3) of the 1995 scheme and continued to be in service as on 1[st] September 2014, will be guided by the amended provisions of paragraph 11(4) of the pension scheme. (iv) The members of the scheme, who did not exercise option, as contemplated in the proviso to paragraph 11(3) of the pension scheme (as it was before the 2014 Amendment) would be entitled to exercise option under paragraph 11(4) of the post amendment scheme. Their right to exercise option before 1[st] September 2014 stands crystalised in the judgment of this Court in the case of **R.C. Gupta and others v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation and others [(2018) 14 SCC 809]** . The scheme as it stood before 1[st] September 2014 did not provide for any cut-off date and thus those members shall 11 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 be entitled to exercise option in terms of paragraph 11(4) of the scheme, as it stands at present. Their exercise of option shall be in the nature of joint options covering preamended paragraph 11(3) as also the amended paragraph 11(4) of the pension scheme. There was uncertainty as regards validity of the post-amendment scheme, which was quashed by the aforesaid judgments of the three High Courts. Thus, all the employees who did not exercise option but were entitled to do so but could not due to the interpretation on cut-off date by the authorities, ought to be given a further chance to exercise their option. Time to exercise option under paragraph 11(4) of the scheme, under these circumstances, shall stand extended by a further period of four months. We are giving this direction in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Rest of the requirements as per the amended provision shall be complied with. (v) The employees who had retired prior to 1[st] September 2014 without exercising any option under paragraph 11(3) of the pre-amendment scheme have already exited from the membership thereof. They would not be entitled to the benefit of this judgment. (vi) The employees who have retired before 1[st] September 2014 upon exercising option under paragraph 11(3) of the 1995 scheme shall be covered by the provisions of the paragraph 11(3) of the pension scheme as it stood prior to the amendment of 2014. (vii) The requirement of the members to contribute at the rate of 1.16 per cent of their salary to the extent such salary exceeds Rs.15,000/- per month as an additional contribution under the amended scheme is held to be ultra 12 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 vires the provisions of the 1952 Act. But for the reasons already explained above, we suspend operation of this part of our order for a period of six months. We do so to enable the authorities to make adjustments in the scheme so that the additional contribution can be generated from some other legitimate source within the scope of the Act, which could include enhancing the rate of contribution of the employers. We are not speculating on what steps the authorities will take as it would be for the legislature or the framers of the scheme to make necessary amendment. For the aforesaid period of six months or till such time any amendment is made, whichever is earlier, the employees’ contribution shall be as stop gap measure. The said sum shall be adjustable on the basis of alteration to the scheme that may be made. (viii) We do not find any flaw in altering the basis for computation of pensionable salary. (ix) We agree with the view taken by the Division Bench in the case of **R.C. Gupta** (supra) so far as interpretation of the proviso to paragraph 11(3) (pre-amendment) pension scheme is concerned. The fund authorities shall implement the directives contained in the said judgment within a period of eight weeks, subject to our directions contained earlier in this paragraph. (x) The Contempt Petition (C) Nos.1917 - 1918 of 2018 and Contempt Petition (C) Nos. 619-620 of 2019 in Civil Appeal Nos. 10013-10014 of 2016 are disposed of in the above terms.” 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned Standing Counsel for the Employees Provident Fund 13 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 Organisation, for the respondents. 4. In view of the judgment of the Apex Court dated 04.11.2022 in Civil Appeal Nos.8143-44 of 2022 and connected matters **[2022 (7) KHC 12 : AIR 2022 SC 5634]** , the entitlement of the petitioners for disbursement of higher pension requires reconsideration at the hands of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation. 5. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents would submit that the aforesaid exercise shall be undertaken by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation in accordance with law. In the said circumstances, this Contempt Case is closed, without prejudice to the right of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation to reconsider the entitlement of the petitioners for disbursement of higher pension, in view of the judgment of the Apex Court dated 04.11.2022 in Civil Appeal Nos.8143-44 of 2022 and connected matters **[2022 (7) KHC 12 : AIR 2022 SC 5634]** . Sd/- ## **ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE** Sd/- **SOPHY THOMAS, JUDGE** AV/4/11 14 Cont.Case (C)No.1977 of 2019 ## **`APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1977/2019`** ``` PETITIONER ANNEXURES ``` ``` ANNEXURE A1A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 12.10.2018 IN WP(C) NO.31798/2016. ANNEXURE A2A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 1.4.2019 IN SLP NO.9610/2019. ```