IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WA.No. 1221 of 2010 ----------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.33375/2009 Dated 12/07/2010 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER IN WP(C): --------------------------------------- DR.P.N.PREMACHANDRAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SMALL FARMERS AGREE BUSINESS CONSORTIUM (SFAC) GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. RESIDING AT "PRANAVAM",TC-15/285(2), ANRA-38, ALTHARA NAGAR,VELLAYAMBALAM, TRIVANDRUM-695 010. BY ADV. SMT.SUMATHI DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT: -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.N.Ravindran, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A.No.1221 of 2010 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 16th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, C.J. Aggrieved by the judgment dated 12th July, 2010 in W.P.(C) No.33375 of 2009, the unsuccessful petitioner therein preferred the present writ appeal. The writ petition itself was filed with the prayers as follows: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, commanding the respondent to include and forward the name of the petitioner to Government of India, who is now included as No.1 in the final list, in the zone of consideration for selection to IAS Officers. (ii) such other appropriate writ, order or direction, as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. In view of the said prayer, the learned Judge of this Court by the judgment under appeal opined that the appellant could not have directly approached this Court without first approaching W.A. No.1221 of 2010 - 2 - the Central Administrative Tribunal in view of the law declared by the Supreme Court in L.Chandra Kumar v. Union of India and others [(1997) 3 SCC 261]. We see no reason to take a different view than the one taken by the judgment under appeal. In the background of the abovementioned fact this writ appeal is dismissed at the admission stage. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice P.N.Ravindran, Judge vns