Supreme Court upholds Kerala High Court ruling that differential dearness allowance rates for KSRTC employees and pensioners violate Article 14.
Court finds no rational nexus in granting 14% DA to serving employees versus 11% DR to pensioners when both combat inflation.
State's financial constraints argument rejected as entitlement to benefits was not in dispute, only rate differentiation.
Appeals by State of Kerala and KSRTC dismissed with no order as to costs.