Kerala High Court
WP(C)/25520/2008 of CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL Vs RAMAKRISHNAN on 29 October 2025
COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2014/1ST MAGHA, 1935 WP(C).No. 25520 of 2008 (Z) ---------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 677/2007 of CENTRAL
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID
TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2014/1ST MAGHA, 1935
WP(C).No. 25520 of 2008 (Z)
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AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 677/2007 of CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH DATED 11-4-2008
PETITIONER(S):
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1.
CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL
KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
2.
POSTMASTER GENERAL
CENTRAL REGION, ERNAKULAM , COCHIN
3.
SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES
IRINJALAKKUDA DIVISION, IRINKALAKKUDA 681 121
4.
UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI.
BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR GENERAL
RESPONDENT(S):
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1.
RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O. SRI. K. SADASIVAN
GDS MAIL DELIVERER -II, THOTTIPAAL PO
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PARAPPOOKKARA S.O.
IRINJALAKUDA POSTAL DIVISION,
RESIDING AT NANDIKKARAMADOM, P.O. NANDIKKARA
THRISSUR DISTRICT
*2.
P.H. RASIYA, TEMPORARY POSTMAN
EDAMUTTAM P.O., IRINJALAKKUDA POSTAL DIVISION.
*
ADDRESS CORRECTRED AS P.H.RASIYA,
POSTAL ASSISTANT, KODUNGALLUR POST OFFICE, KODUNGALLOOR.P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, AS PER ORDER
DATED 22.05.2012 IN I.A.NO.4626/12 IN WP(C)25520/08.
R1 BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN (SR.)
R1 BY ADV. SMT.K.RADHAMANI AMMA
R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.V.JOY
R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN (THYKOODAM)
R1 BY ADV. SRI.ANIL PARATHARA
R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SEBASTIAN
R2 BY ADV. SRI.MARTIN G.THOTTAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD
ON 21-01-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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WP(C) 25520/08
APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
P1 :
COPY OF O.A.NO.677/07 ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURES FILED
BEFORE THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM.
P2 :
COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS IN
O.A.NO.677/07 DATED 16.01.2008.
P3 :
COPY OF ORDER DATED 11.04.2008 BY the CAT IN
O.A.NO.677/07.
P4 :
COPY OF RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE RECRUITMENT RULES.
P5 :
COPY OF ORDER DATED 08.04.2008 IN WP(C) 36443/07 OF THIS
HON'BLE COURT STAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER.
//TRUE COPY//
PA TO JUDGE.
jg
THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN &
P.UBAID, JJ.
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WP(C) No.25520 of 2008
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Dated this the 21st day of January, 2014.
J U D G M E N T
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.
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It is pointed out that Annexure-A10 order, which has been relied on by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, has been affirmed by this Court by judgment dated 20.12.2011 in WP(C) No.36443 of 2007 & connected cases. Having seen that judgment, we are in agreement with the findings therein. We, accordingly, follow that judgment, and therefore, this writ petition is only to be dismissed. In the result, this writ petition is dismissed. (THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE)
(P.UBAID, JUDGE) jg
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