High Court Condemns KSRTC for Misusing Deducted Employee Salaries

The High Court has criticized the management of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), stating that the corporation is not authorized to divert deducted amounts from employees’ salaries for purposes other than intended.

In response to a financial crisis, the division bench firmly asserted that KSRTC does not possess the right to reallocate these funds for alternate reasons. The High Court has ruled that the amounts withheld from employees’ salaries, designated for the Participatory Pension Scheme and State Life Insurance Policy, must be promptly disbursed to their respective schemes within a span of six months.

The decision of the single bench was upheld by the division bench, which dismissed KSRTC’s appeal against the initial order. The High Court’s intervention was pivotal in rejecting this appeal.