HC stops KSEB from Vaccine Challenge deductions
The Hindu
The facility cannot deduct money from its retired employees’ pension without their consent
The Kerala High Court has ordered that no amount should be deducted from the pension of the retired KSEB employees towards the Chief Ministers Relief Fund under ‘Vaccine Challenge’ except if they give specific consent for the same in writing. Justice Devan Ramachandran made a declaration to the effect on Tuesday while allowing a writ petition by two retired KSEB employees—73-year-old Rajan E.G. and 71-year-old M. Kesavan Nair from Thiruvananthapuram—challenging the deduction of a portion of their pension towards the Chief Ministers Relief Fund under the ‘Vaccine Challenge’ without their consent.
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