IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2008 / 31ST BHADRA 1930 WA.No.1887 of 2008 ------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.26926/2005 Dated 22/01/2008 .................... APPELLANTS: RESPONDENTS ---------------------------------- 1. THE COIR BOARD, COIR HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 3. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR RESPONDENTS: PETITIONERS ----------------------------------- 1. K.N.VISWANATHAN, SECTION OFFICER IN CHARGE/ASSISTANT, RESIDING AT KADALIKKATTU MALIYIL HOUSE, KUMARAKAM.P.O, KOTTAYAM. 2. N.SUDHARAMA, ASSISTANT, R.O.IN CHARGE, COIR BOARD, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI-16. 3. T.S.KRISHNAMANY, SENOR STENOGRAPHER, 50/800 A, RESIDING AT SUDARSANAM, PONEKKARA ROAD, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI. 4. SMT.ALICE MILAND, UDC (SPECIAL PAY), RESIDING AT WILLY VILLA, PARADISE ROAD, VYTTILA. P.O, ERNAKULAM. WA.No.1887 of 2008 -2- 5. E.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, MANAGER GRADE III RESIDING AT SUBHA NIVAS, THAZHATHUKULAKKAD.P.O, KOTTARAKARA. 6. M.SADANANDAN, ASSISTANT, PRESIDENT, ALL INDIA COIR BOARD EMPLOYEES UNION, RESIDING AT KILLARA MADHAVA BHAVAN, VAYALAR.P.O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA. ADV. SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J. B. KOSHY & K. P. BALACHANDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ C. M. Application No.825 of 2008 & W. A. No.1887 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT Koshy, J This is an application to condone the delay of 125 days in filing the appeal. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the judgment was already implemented with effect from January, 2008 and that the Fifth Central Pay Commission specifically stated that employees of the Coir Board will also be covered. In any event, when the case was called, there is no representation. The delay condonation application is hence dismissed for default. Consequently, the appeal is also W. A. No.1887 of 2008 -2- dismissed. J. B. KOSHY JUDGE K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JUDGE kns/-