IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY TUESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1932 OP (CAT).No. 607 of 2010(S) --------------------------- TA.51/2008 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ V.KUMARAN, S/O. V.KANNAN, AGED 48 YEARS, THEEYERPALAM, PO ACHIKANAM, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.R.SREERAJ RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. THE BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR NEW DELHI-110 001. 3. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM-695 033. 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER, BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., KOLLAM-691 501. ADV. SRI.SAJI VARGHESE FOR R2 TO R4 THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. .................................................................... O.P.(CAT) No.607 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 9th day of November, 2010. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard counsel for the petitioner and perused the order of the CAT impugned in the O.P.(CAT). The petitioner was a casual employee engaged by BSNL during 1983-84. The petitioner's case is that in the course of two years he was engaged for 533 days, though as a casual employee, and, therefore, he is entitled to be empanelled as a temporary employee for re-engagement. However, the finding of the Tribunal is that the petitioner put forward his claim for the first time in 1993 i.e. After the elapse of nine years from his service in BSNL. The finding of the Tribunal is that petitioner is not entitled for empanelment as a temporary worker under the norms of BSNL. We do not find any justification to interfere with the order of the CAT for enrollment of the 2 petitioner after 26 years of his leaving the service of BSNL. The O.P. (CAT) is accordingly dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge BHABANI PRASAD RAY Judge pms