IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2007 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 31804 of 2006(S) -------------------------- OA.33/2006 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER: ---------------- R.VIJAYAN NAIR, LSG SUPERVISOR, RMS 'TV' DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1, RESIDING AT 'KUKU', PRAVACHAMBALAM, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL (SR.) SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. K.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.N.KESAVA PILLAI, LOWER SELECTION GRADE (S) BCR, RMS TV DIVISION, SUB RECORD OFFICE, KOLLAM, WORKING AS HEAD SORTING ASSISTANT, KOLLAM RMS-1, RESIDING AT 'MANGALATH PUTHEN VEEDU',THRIKKANNAMANGAL,KOTTARAKARA-691506. 2. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM. 4. VASANTHY P.A., W/O.A.RAJENDRAN ACHARY, AGED 40, L.S.G. SUPERVISOR, HRO, RMS 'TV' DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1, RESIDING AT T.C.24/1039-3, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI FOR R1 SMT.VIVEEJA RAVEENDRAN FOR R4 SRI.JOHN VARGHESE. ASG FOR R2 AND 3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 8348 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.31804/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.RECTT./10-7/2004 DATED 23.3.2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE GRADATION LIST OF GROUP C OFFICIALS IN RMS TV DIVISION AS ON 1.7.2005. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.LC/CO-40/0A 802/05 DATED 21.12.2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.ST/LC/CO-54/OA 870/05 DATED 10.3.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF OA NO.33/2006 FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BEFORE THE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY IN OA 33/2005 FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONER IN OA 33/2006. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE APPLICANT IN OA 33/2006. EXT.P11: TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REJOINDER FILED by the APPLICANT IN OA 33/2006. EXT.P12: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN OA NO.33/2006 DATED 2.11.2006 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P13: TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT MARKED AS ANNEXURE A4 IN EXT.P5. EXT.P14: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.ST/18/1/DIGS/03-04/PT DTD.13.7.2006 OF THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL. EXT.P15: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B-34/HSG-I/DIGS/04-05 DTD.21.9.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P16: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B-34/HSG-I/DIGS/06-07 DTD.23.10.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ. =============================== W.P.(c) NOs. 31804 OF 2006 & 8348 OF 2007 =============================== Dated this the 20th day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T Radhakrishnan, J. Counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P(c) No.31804 of 2006 submitted that all the petitioners were promoted as HSG-I on officiating basis. Therefore they submit, no further orders are necessary now. Hence all these writ petitions are disposed of. If there is any dispute regarding seniority, those matters can be taken up with the higher authorities and they will consider the same, untramelled by the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp