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A day before that, the Kerala High Court had stayed the original order by the Kerala government to defer 1/5th of the salaries of those earning above Rs 20,000 per month, for five months.

On the face of it, this seemed like a reasonable move, given the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Also, Kerala was not the only state which thought to do this. The problem, however, was that the Kerala government had, much like many pandemic responses by states and the Centre, failed to go about these pay cuts in the right way.

And following the Kerala High Court’s lead, other government employees can also now object to the pay cuts they are being subjected to, and push for these to be done by the book.

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A Kerala High Court order shows that even in the time of COVID-19, any such measures have to follow the rules.

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