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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(gratuity, pension, Padmanabhan Nair, interest, retirement)
+metatag-description=(Interest at bank rate on delayed gratuity.)
+metatag-title=(State of Kerala v. M. Padmanabhan Nair — 1985 — RTI case law)}}
+====== State of Kerala v. M. Padmanabhan Nair ======
+**State of Kerala v. M. Padmanabhan Nair** (Supreme Court of India, 1985-04-26) //1985 SCC OnLine SC 25// is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section Pension. Interest at bank rate on delayed gratuity. Where gratuity is paid after the date due to retired employee, interest at bank rate from the date of retirement until date of actual payment is automatic.
+===== Holding =====
+Interest at bank rate on delayed gratuity.
+===== Ratio =====
+Where gratuity is paid after the date due to retired employee, interest at bank rate from the date of retirement until date of actual payment is automatic. Pension and gratuity are not bounty but rights earned by service.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section Pension
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+Gratuity delay; landmark on retirement-benefits interest.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** 1985 SCC OnLine SC 25
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India
+  * **Date:** 1985-04-26
+  * **Outcome:** allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** 1985 SCC OnLine SC 25
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 1985}}

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