THE KERALA ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT V. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION vs THE STATE OF KERALA HOME DEPARTMENT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY — C.A. No. 3792/2010

Case under Section XI-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010106892008

Filing Date

11-Apr-2008

Registration No

C.A. No. 3792/2010

Diary Number

10689/2008

Order Date

17-May-2018

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2018 INSC 528

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XI-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE KERALA ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT V. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION

    Adv. P. S. SUDHEER[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF KERALA HOME DEPARTMENT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

    Adv. E. M. S. ANAM[R-3] E. M. S. ANAM[R-4] NISHE RAJEN SHONKER[R-1] NISHE RAJEN SHONKER[R-2]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-May-2018

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-May-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 17-May-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  5. 08-May-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 08-May-2018

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  7. 03-May-2018

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  8. 02-May-2018

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  9. 26-Apr-2018

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  10. 25-Apr-2018

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  11. 24-Apr-2018

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  12. 19-Apr-2018

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  13. 18-Apr-2018

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  14. 17-Apr-2018

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  15. 12-Apr-2018

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  16. 11-Apr-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  17. 10-Apr-2018

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  18. 19-Feb-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 19-Feb-2018

    IA

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  20. 20-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  21. 07-Jul-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 07-Jul-2015

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  23. 07-Jul-2015

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  24. 07-Jul-2015

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  25. 17-Apr-2014

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  26. 24-Jul-2013

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  27. 16-Jul-2008

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  28. 11-Apr-2008

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3792/2010

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Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the Kerala Assistant Public Prosecutors Association's appeal seeking parity with Public Prosecutors regarding retirement age (60 years vs. 56 years). The Court upheld the High Court's rejection, holding that despite similar duties, the two positions have fundamentally different appointment methods and service conditions—Assistant Public Prosecutors are permanent government employees selected through competitive examination, while Public Prosecutors are temporary contractual advocates appointed for three-year terms without government employee benefits or protections. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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