IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2009 / 22ND ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 30887 of 2006(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.SASIDHARAN S/O.PONNU NADAR, AGED 56 YEARS, MECHANIC GRADE-II,(RETD.) KSRTC, KATTAKKADA AND RESIDING AT MUNDANCHIRA MUKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, ANAMON, KANDALA P.O., (VIA) OORUTTAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN SMT.SONIA JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. SHRI. K.S.CHANDRABABU, MECHANIC, KSRTC, VENJARAMOOD AND RESIDING AT VADAKKEDATHU VEEDU, VETTUKONA, ALUTHARA, VENJARAMMOODU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SHRI PRATHAPAN K. MECHANIC, KSRTC, CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX(WPC 30887/2006) PETITIONER'S EXTS. EXT.P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE MEMO NO,.CR1(4)-4262/78/GW DTD. 30.1.1980. EXT.P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.PL3-3670/96/PTA DTD. 25.11.96. EXT.P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.PL3-2945/96/PTA DTD. 17.3.97. EXT.P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.PLD-6-84407/03 DTD.20.2.90. EXT.P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 8.2.2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETTIONER TO R1. EXT.P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 25.5.2005 IN WPC 15206/2005. EXT.P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PLA-17652/05 DTD. 19.8.2005 BY EXE.DIRECTOR (A & V) KSRTC, TRIVANDRUM. EXT.P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.34416/05-5 DTD. 12.12.2005. EXT.P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PL.4/17652/2005 DTD. 29.3.2006. EXT.P10 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 4.10.2005 IN O.P.38336/2001. EXT.P11 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 18.9.2006 IN WA 362/2006 IN O.P.38336/2001. lgk THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 30887 OF 2006 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 13th DAY OF JULY, 2009 JUDGMENT Advised by the Kerala Public Service Commission in 1980, the petitioner was appointed in the service of first respondent in 1996. Ultimately, it turned out that respondents 2 and 3, who were advised later in point of time, were appointed earlier to the petitioner. The seniority inter se the petitioner and the respondents 2 and 3 have necessarily to be in terms of the statutory rules which are contained in Rule 27(c) of Part II, KS & SSR. There could be no ground of dispute on this, more particularly, in view of Exts.P10 and P11 judgments. Writ petition succeeds. The same is accordingly allowed, quashing Ext.P9 to the extent it operates against the petitioner. It is declared that KSRTC will immediately issue consequential orders treating the petitioner as senior to respondents 2 and 3 for all intends and purposes. Any financial benefits accruing to the petitioner will be Wpc 30887/2006 2 released to him, within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/14/7