Supreme Court of India

THE STATE OF KERALA versus M. VIJAYAKUMAR & ORS.

2026 INSC 352

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 4347/2026
Judgment date
2026-04-10
Petitioner / appellant
THE STATE OF KERALA
Respondent
M. VIJAYAKUMAR & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 352
Other citation
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 119
CNR
ESCR010001372026
Bench / judges
MANOJ MISRA, PRASANNA BHALACHANDRA VARALE
Author judge
MANOJ MISRA
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Dismissed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

If Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) are to be added on salary and pension payable to serving employees and retired employees, respectively, whether there could be a higher rate for enhancement of DA than what it is for DR.

Headnote excerpt

Constitution of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief – Retired employees of KSRTC filed a writ petition questioning the lower rate fixed for enhancement of DR on pension than what was fixed for enhancement of DA on salary – Their grievance was that the serving employees got enhancement of DA by 14

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