Observing that “State pensioners have to be handled with soft gloves, sympathy and smile,” the High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to revise the pension of a 63-year-old retired government school teacher by adding Kannada Language Examination (KLE) increment to her terminal benefits.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice G. Basavaraja passed the order while partly allowing a petition filed by Seethalaxmi of Kannukere in Kundapura taluk of Udupi district. The petitioner had given representation for KLE increment on the lines of increment granted to similarly-placed teachers, after her retirement in 2019 but it was rejected by the government as well as the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT).
