IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2795 of 2008(G) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.M.M.ABDUL SHUKKOOR, SENIOR LECTURER, SALYA THANTHRA DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, TRIPUNITHURA. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA - REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (D) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF AYURVEDA MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, TRIPUNITHURA. 5. DR.T.RAJAN, READER, SALYA THANTHRA DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= W.P.(C) No.2795 of 2008 (G) ======================= Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Ext.P2 order by which petitioner has been reverted to the post of Lecturer from that of Senior Lecturer. From a reading of Ext.P2, it is abundantly clear that this reversion was necessitated for want of vacancy as a result of a Reader, namely Dr.G.Geetha cancelling her unavailed portion of leave sanctioned to her and joining duty. Consequently the 5th respondent had to be reverted from the post of Reader to that of Senior Lecturer and the petitioner also had to be reverted from the post of Senior Lecturer as a Lecturer. These are natural consequences of an employee in the higher post joining duty after cancelling leave which cannot be challenged. There is nothing illegal about the same and therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp