IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2007 / 1ST ASHADHA 1929 OP.No. 31603 of 2001(S) ----------------------- OA.367/1999 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONERS: ----------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES IRINJALAKUDA DIVISION. 2. POSTMASTER GENERAL CENTRAL REGION, KOCHI 682016. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS DAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110001. BY ADV. SRI.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI, SCGSC SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, SCGSC SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASG RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH REPRESENTED BY ITS RGISTRAR. 2. E.S.SURESH BABU ED SPM, MATTATHUR EDSO VIA. KODAKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN FOR R2 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP NO.31603/2001 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE OA FILED BY PETITIONER DATED 23/3/99. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT DATED FILED BY PETITIONERS. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF CAT DATED 17/7/2001. //TRUE COPY// K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ. =============================== O.P. NO. 31603 OF 2001 ====================== Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T Radhakrishnan, J. Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submitted that the 2nd respondent is not alive and nobody has come on record to defend the order. Hence the original petition is allowed and order impugned stands set aside. OP is allowed as above. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp