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
Why this case matters for citizens
This ruling is part of the 300+ case-law corpus at RTI Wiki Case-law Database. Every named case sets a precedent that you can cite in your own §19(1) First Appeal or §19(3) Second Appeal. Information Commissions and FAAs are bound to consider properly cited authority.
Citizen action steps if your own RTI is being refused on similar grounds
- Day 30 — silence by PIO = deemed refusal under §7(2). File §19(1) First Appeal in 30 days using First Appeal Builder.
- Day 60-90 — if FAA also refuses, file §19(3) Second Appeal to the State Information Commission (or CIC for central authorities).
- Beyond 18 months pending — writ petition under Article 226 to the High Court.
- Parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.
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