KERALA STATE BEVERAGES (M AND M) CORP LTD. vs P P SURESH AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala High Court's decision mandating the State Government to implement G.O.(Rt) No. 567/2004/TD, which reserved 25% of daily wage employment vacancies for the dependent sons of deceased arrack workers. The Court emphasized the need for rehabilitation of displaced workers under the Abkari Act, 1902, and clarified that the criteria set forth in the Government Orders must be adhered to. The judgment reinforced the principle that the State has a duty to provide employment opportunities to those affected by its policy decisions.