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 WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2011 / 27TH ASWINA 1933 OP (CAT).No. 3331 of 2011(Z) ---------------------------- AGAINST ORDER DATED 12/04/2011 IN OA.729/2010 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER/APPLICANT ---------------------------------------- SUNIL KUMAR.P, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.MADHAVAN, STATION MASTER, FEROK RAILWAY STATION, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALAKKAD DIVISION, RESIDING AT CHERIYAMADATHIL, PANANGAD POST, BALUSSERY, CALICUT. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY SRI.G.SHYAM RAJ SMT.KALA T.GOPI RESPONDENT(S): / RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P.O., CHENNAI-600 003. 2. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALAKKAD DIVISION, PALAKKAD-678 002. 3. SRI.N.GOVINDAN, (SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER) NOW WORKING AS ELECTRONICS DATA PROCESSING MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALAKKAD DIVISION, PALAKKAD-678 002. MR.C.S.DIAS, SC FOR RAILWAYS THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP(CAT) NO.3331/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF ORDER IN O.A.NO.729/2010 DATED 12/04/2011 RENDERED BY THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH. P2 : COPY OF O.A.NO.729/2010 DATED 14/08/2010 WITH ITS ENCLOSURES. P3 : COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT IN O.A.NO.729/2010 DATED 27/09/2010 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT RAILWAYS. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag.CJ. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. .................................................................... OP(CAT) No.3331 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 19th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, Ag.CJ. The petty dispute raised in the OP(CAT) is against the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal confirming demand of Rs.728/- being the cost incurred by Railways for removing posters affixed on rail under bridge against prohibition of such affixtures. Notice Board is provided in every Railway Station for the Unions to publish their notices and posters. The petitioner, as General Secretary of the Union, in our view, was rightly responsible for the violation. The amount which is to be recovered is only the cost for removal of the same. Therefore, we do not find any ground to interfere with the order of the CAT. If the petitioner has done it for the Union, the Union fund can be utilised for the purpose, and so much so, the petitioner also cannot have personal grievance. Consequently, this OP(CAT) is dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) jg