IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2008 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1930 OP.No. 1594 of 2003(M) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.K.CHANDRAN, S/O.P.V.KORAN NAMBIAR, AGED 53 YEARS, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KANNUR, RESIDING AT 'SARASWATHY', PALLIKUNNU P.O KANNUR, PIN 670 004. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.R.SREERAJ SRI.HARIRAJ SMT.REKHA VASUDEVAN SRI.HAREESH.M SMT.VINEETHA B. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, FOREST AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, TRIVANDRUM. 3. P.P.JOHN, RETIRED D.F.O S/O.P.S.PAILY, PUTHENKUDI HOUSE, IRINGOLE POST, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DIST., PIN-688 548. 4. B.R.VIJAYAKUMAR, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, WORKING PLAN OFFICER, PUNALUR POST, RESIDING AT NISHANT, TC 31/800, PALLI LANE POST, CHAKKA, TRIVANDRUM. *ADDL.R5 TO R8 IMPLEADED: 5. V.SASIDHARAN, S/O.LATE S.VASU MENON, AGED 53 YEARS, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FLYING SQUAD DIVISION, KOTHAMANGALAM,R ESIDING AT KOTHAMANGALAM 6. PATRIC GOMEZ, S/O.LATE STEPHEN GOMEZ, AGED 54 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, WORLD BANK PROJECT CELL, FOREST HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 14, RESIDING AT 'LAVANYA', MUTTADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 25. 7. N.BALAKRISHNA PILLAI, S/O.THE LATE P.NEELAKANDA PILLAI, AGED 53 YEARS, DIVISIONALL FOREST OFFICER, PUNALUR DIVISION, RESIDING AT DFO'S QUARTERS, PUNALUR *ADDL.R5 TO R7 IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER DTD. 14-2-2003 IN C.M.P.8691/2003 8. MURALI.M., DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, TIMBER SALES DIVISION, PALAKKAD (ADDL.R8 IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER DT. 14-2-2003 IN C.M.P.NO.9327/03) BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.2794/2003 IN O.P.NO.1594/2003 DISMISSED. 28-3-2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GO.(MS)5/95-F&WLD DATED 22-2- 1995 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF G.O(RT)NO.537/01/F&WLD DATED 13-12-2001 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 9-1-2002 SUBMITTED TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 21-10-2002 ALONG WITH FINAL SENIORITY LIST OF ASSISTANT CONSERVATORS OF FOREST AS ON 1-5-2001. EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF G.O(RT)NO.365/2002 DATED 31-10-2002 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. / TRUE COPY / P.S. to JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P No. 1594 of 2003 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT In the matter of seniority in the cadre of Assistant Conservator of Forests it will be open to the petitioner to approach the Government, subject to the result of W.A.No.1364/2007. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- O.P.No.1594 of 2003 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 28th March, 2008