Kerala Service Rules Part - III
The Kerala Service Rules were issued by the Governor of Kerala under the powers conferred on him by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India and published under Notification No. Fin/CR.57702/59 dated November 10, 1959, in the Kerala Gazette Extra Ordinary No. 67 dated November 12, 1959. Later, on September 17, 1968, the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed the "Public Service Act 19" for the conditions of service of government employees, and since then the Kerala Service Rules have been governed by that Act. The Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 9425/1984 held that Pension is a valuable right of an officer in recognition of the satisfactory discharge of duties and responsibilities while in service. As per Rule 12(24) of KSRs Part –I, Pension includes Monthly Pension, Gratuity, and Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity. Future good conduct is an implied condition for every grant of a pension. R 2 (A) & 90 (12) Part III. No Pension or Gratuity or DCR Gratuity will be paid in the case of resignation, dismissal or removal from service. R 29 (a) & (b) P-III The present Pension Rules (Simplified Pension Rules) were introduced with effect from 14/11/1966. These rules apply to all officers who entered the service of Kerala State on or after November 1st, 1956. The Kerala Service Rules are a unified set of rules to regulate the service conditions of the employees in the State of Kerala. The government of Kerala introduced those rules under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution of India with effect from 1.11.1959. The Part III contains rules relating to Pension. After the introduction of these rules, the government issued various amendments and several executive orders by way of directions, interpretations, and clarifications to the KSR. The rules in Part III shall be deemed to have come into force on November 1st, 1956. Part three contains Rules 1 to 151, focusing on the Pension Rules. The present Pension Rules, viz, Simplified Pension Rules, are in force from 1411-1966.