IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE FRIDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2011 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 OP.No. 10654 of 2001(R) ----------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G. PADMAKUMARI, KOLLAMVILAKATHU VEEDU MATHANADU, PRAPPANCODE P.O, VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI SRI.V.PREMCHAND SRI.S.MANIKANTAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES D) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. SHEEBA KUMARI U.D. SHEEBA MANDIRAM VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. LATHAKUMARI R., SOBHA NIVAS, PIRAPPANCODE POST, VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. A.S.LIJI, PLAVILA VEEDU, VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. P.DEEPA, PATATHANATHU VEEDU, VAYYET, VENJARAMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. BINDUMOL P.R, PANACKAL KAROTHU, VELIAPPATHY POST, ARUMAPURAM, KOTTAYAM. 7. L. AHITHAKUMARI, POOZHIYATHU VEEDU, PIRAPANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. OP.No. 10654 of 2001(R) 8. MINIMOL K. ETTITHARAYIL, KUTHIATHODE POST, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA. R1 - BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SOYAZ. R2 TO R5 & R7 - BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR R6 - BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA R8 - BY ADV. SRI.K.G.ANIL BABU THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Scl. OP.No. 10654 of 2001(R) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 27.9.2002. P2: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED NIL. P2(a): TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 20.2.1991. P2(b): TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 28.2.1991. P3: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 25.11.1998. P4: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 22.1.99 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P5: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER INTERVIEW CARD DATED 22.2.2000. P6: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE SELECT LIST. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: R1(a): TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) 597/98/GAD DATED 28.10.98. R1(b): TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN OP 13946/2001 DTD. 22.5.2001. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE Scl. A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 10654 of 2001 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioner, a sports person, submitted Ext.P4 application for appointment to the post of Assistant Grade II in the Secretariat, seeking to avail the benefit of a government order giving priority to spots person. She was not given appointment in Ext.P6 select list, since she had already availed the benefit of sports person on an earlier occasion. Petitioner challenges the action of the government in not considering her application. In the Counter Affidavit filed by the Government it is inter alia contended that, in the judgment dated 22/05/2001 in O.P No. 13946/2001, this Court had upheld the government order which inter alia states that if a person who had left the appointment which he/she had availed as a sports person such person will not be entitled for any benefit as a sports person. In view of the above, I do not find any merits in this writ petition and the same is dismissed. A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J. Scl.