IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2009 / 5TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 19198 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PACHATH CHENTHAMARASHAN NAIR, AGED 68 YEARS, SON OF LATE P.ACHUTHAN NAIR, NOW RESIDING AT HARINANDANAM, TC 7/521 (3), MARUTHANKUZHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 030. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.NAIR (PARTY-IN-PERSON) RESPONDENT: --------------- MR.ARVIND JHADHAV, CMD OF AIR INDIA, AIR INDIA BUILDING, NARIMANPOINT, MUMBAI-400 021. ADV. SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA SC FOR R1 SRI.TERRY V.JAMES FOR R1 SRI.P.K. MADHUSOODANAN,AMICUS CURIAE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 19198 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. P.K.Madhusoodanan, who was appointed as amicus curiae to assist this Court and Sri. Joseph Kodianthara, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. Though the petitioner is not present today, he had appeared in person on 9.7.2009. After going through the writ petition and hearing the submissions made by the learned amicus curiae and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent, it appears to me that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered against the petitioner by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Ext.P5 judgment, to which he is a party. Therefore the claim made by the petitioner is barred by the principles of res judicata. As a matter of fact, petitioner's claim had been rejected even earlier prior to Ext.P5 judgment and that judgment has also become final. I am therefore of the considered opinion that there is no merit in this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. The Registry is directed to communicate a copy of this judgment to the petitioner. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps