IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 18TH MAGHA 1932 WA.No. 1175 of 2010 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.19110/2007 Dated 26/08/2009 .................... APPELLANT/1ST RESPONDENT IN THE WPC: ------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FISHERIES AND PORTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS & R2 & R3 IN THE WPC: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. C.V. SREENIVASAN, S/O. VELU, AGED 43 YEARS, CHAKKANTHARA HOUSE, AROOR.P.O., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA (WORKING AS SALESMAN IN MATSYAFED) 2. A.K.SATHEESH BABU, S/O. A.K.KUMARA, AGED 55 YEARS, ARUTHENGIGAL HOUSE, NO.39/5371, ALAPPAT ROAD, KOCHI-16. (WORKING AS SECURITY IN MATSYAFED) 3. P.V.ANTONY, S/O. P.P.VINCENT, AGED 50, PUTHENPURAKKAL HOUSE, P.D.ROAD, PALLURUTTHI, KOCHI-6(WORKING AS SECURITY IN MATSYAFED) 4. E.J.JOSEPH MAXON, S/O. JACOB SOLOMAN, AGED 40 YEARS, ELAYEDATH HOUSE, MUNDAMVELI.P.O., MANASSERY, KOCHI-682507(WORKING AS MARKETING SUPERVISOR IN MATSYAFED) 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MATSYAFED, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WA.No. 1175 of 2010 6. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT LTD., KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (MATSYAFED) R1 TO R4 BYADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE R5 & R6 BY ADV. SRI.SHYAM KRISHNAN, SC, MATSYAFED THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 1175 OF 2010 and C.M. Appl. No. 577 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, C.J. C.M.Appl. No. 577 of 2010 is filed praying that a delay of 235 days in preferring the writ appeal against the judgment dated 26.08.2009 in W.P.(C) No.19110 of 2007 be condoned. Sri.A.X.Vargheese takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Sri.Shyam Krishnan, standing counsel takes notice for respondent Nos.5 & 6. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondents. Accepting the reason given in the affidavit filed in support of the application, the delay is condoned. In so far as the Writ Appeal is concerned, a similar appeal wherein identical issues were considered, has already been dismissed by this Court by judgment dated 20.01.2010 in WA No.2915 of 2009. For the reasons assigned by this Court WA No. 1175 of 2010 and C.M. Appl. No.577 of 2010 -:2:- in dismissing the abovementioned writ appeal, this appeal also is dismissed at the admission stage. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice. P.R.Ramachandra Menon, Judge. ttb