IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI THURSDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2008 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 18481 of 2006(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.R.NARAYANA POTTI, S/O.RAMAN POTTI, LSG ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR, HRO (ACCOUNTS), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT T.C.57/911, AKSHATHA, NILAYA, CHERUKANI, KALADY SOUTH, KARAMANA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SHRIHARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF RAILWAY MAILS RMS TV DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICES (HQS), OFFICE OF THE C.P.M.G., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, KERALA POSTAL CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, NEW DELHI. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI. 6. A.NAZEER, ACCOUNTANT, HRO ACCOUNTS RMS TV DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASSISTANT SG FOR R1TOR5 M.A.SHAFIK FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.18481/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF O.A.NO.433/2002 FILED BEFORE THE CAT ERNAKULAM BENCH. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY RESPONDENTS 1 TO 5 EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER OF CAT ERNAKULAM BENCH IN O.ANO.433/02. EXT.P4: COPY OF DIVISIONAL GRADATION LIST OF CLASS III OFFICIALS IN TV DIVISION AS ON 1.7.1999. EXT.P5: COPY OF LETTER NO.B/1628 DT.30.4.2008 ISSUED BY R1. EXT.P6: COPY OF ORDER INO.A.NO.758/2001 PASSED BY MUMBAI BENCH OF HON'BLE CAT DT.25.2.2002. EXT.P7: COPY OF ORDER NO.B/14/11 DT.1.5.2006 ISSUED BY R1 EXT.P8: COPY OF MEMO NO.B/13/11 DT.8.5.2006 ISSUED BY R1 EXT.P9: COPY OF ORDER NO.4-16/2002-SPBII DT.12.11.2002 ISSUED BY R3. EXT.P10: COPY OF NO.137-4/2006-SPBII DT.30.5.2006 ISSUED BY R3. RESPONDENT'S EXTS: EXT.R1(a): COPY OF THE LETTER DT.08.05.1994 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS. EXT.R1(b): COPY OF THE LETTER DT.23.12.1999 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS. EXT.R1(c): COPY OF THE GRADATION LIST OF LSG OFFICIALS AS ON 01.07.2005. EXT.R1(d): COPY OF THE LETTER DT.01.01.1998 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18481 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of October, 2008 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner claimed promotion as AHRO, Accounts Supervisor Grade-I from the post of Accounts Supervisor Grade-II. His claim was rejected by the departmental authorities and also by the C.A.T. Challenging Ext.P3 order of the C.A.T, as per which his claim was rejected, this writ petition was filed. During the pendency of the writ petition, the Senior Superintendent, RMS, “TV” Division, Trivandrum by Ext.P11 order dated. 30.9.2008 (which is by mistake marked as Ext.P9) in I.A.No.13524/2008 has posted the petitioner to officiate as AHRO Accounts Supervisor Grade-I. In view of the said order, the petitioner prays the writ petition may be closed. The said prayer is granted and the writ petition is closed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) ps