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 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 OP (CAT).No. 832 of 2010(S) --------------------------- OA.763/2010 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER/APPLICANT: -------------------- GEORGEKUTTY V,(STAFF NO.81780.HRMS NO. 197500003)DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (FIN) REGIONAL TELECOM TRAINING CENTER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, KERALA TELECOM CIRCLE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (FINANCE)/IFA O/O.CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM KERALA TELECOM CIRCLE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED, BSNL BHAVAN,JAN PATH,NEW DELHI- 110 001. ADV. SRI.P.C.IYPE,SC,BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LT FOR R1-3 THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O. P. (CAT) No. 832 of 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. O.P. (CAT) is filed challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal refusing to interfere with the posting of the petitioner at Ernakulam as DGM (Finance). We have heard counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.C. Iype, standing counsel appearing for the BSNL. 2. Petitioner, while serving BSNL at Pune was given a posting at Trivandrum. Later he requested for a posting in Kerala circle, which was granted by BSNL and he is presently posted as DGM (Fin.) at Ernakulam. Petitioner's case is that vacancies were there in Pathanamthitta, Kollam and even in Thiruvalla, when he requested for a posting to any of these stations, which are near to his house. Petitioner has highlighted several of his family problems in support of his claim for a posting to a place near to his house. Standing counsel for the respondents submitted that all the postings are over as of now. OP (CAT) 832/2010 2 However, one person holding the rank equivalent to that of the petitioner is retiring from Kollam on 31.5.2011. We feel petitioner who is left with only less than 2 years' service could be provided in the vacancy falling on 31.5.2011 at Kollam on account of retirement of one C. Gopalakrishna Pillai. In the circumstances, O.P.(CAT) is disposed of upholding the posting of the petitioner at Ernakulam until 31.5.2011 with direction to BSNL to post the petitioner at Quilon in the vacancy arising on retirement of Shri. C. Gopalkrishna Pillai, from 1.6.2011 onwards. Petitioner will immediately take charge at Ernakulam. Sd/- (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. Sd/- (BHABANI PRASAD RAY) Judge. kk //True Copy// PS to Judge.