IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2011 / 19TH ASWINA 1933 OP (CAT).No. 3178 of 2011(Z) -------------------------------------- OA.703/2009 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONERS -------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. THE CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI. 3. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF POST, THRICHUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASG OF INDIA RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. N.SURESH KUMAR, S/O KUMARAN, POSTAL ASSISTANT, KUNDALIYUR, RESIDING AT CHEERATHU HOUSE, VADAKKUMURY, PULLAZHI, THRISSUR. PIN-680012. 2. N.R. BABU, S/O THANKAN N.K, POSTMAN, MULANKUNNATHIKAVU, RESIDING AT NAROTHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, VELAPPAYA, THRISSUR. PIN-680 596. 3. K.V. SUDHAKARAN, S/O K.K VASU, POSTMAN, KUNNAMKULAM H.O, RESIDING AT KANDIRUTHY HOUSE, NEAR PANCHAYAT OFFICE, PAZANJI P.O. PIN-680 542 4. P.S. HARIHARAN, S/O P.K. SANKARANKUTTY, POSTMAN, THRISSUR EAST P.O., RESIDING AT PUNNOORE, KALARIKKAL HOUSE, P.O., POTTORE, THRISSUR-680 581. 5.K.PREMANANDHAN, S/O.I.K.SANKARANARAYAN PANICKER, POSTAL ASSISTANT, ORUMANAYOOR, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEDATH HOUSE, KAVEED P.O., KOTTAPADI P.O., THRISSUR-680 505.2 THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF O.A.NO.703 OF 2009 ALONG WITH ANNEXURES. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURES EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH IN O.A. NO. 703 OF 2009 DTD 29.03.2003. /TRUE COPY/ PS TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag. CJ. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J ---------------------------------------------- O.P(CAT).No. 3178 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of October, 2011 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, Ag.CJ The issue raised in this Original Petition is covered by our judgment dated 30th September, 2011 in W.P(C).No. 6555 of 2007 and connected cases. Following the said judgment, this Original Petition filed by the Government is also dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE vgs