IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23704 of 2010(K) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- MEENA. S, AGED 47 YEARS, W/O. (LATE) T.SUBBIAN ASARI, (HALT AGENT, KUZHITHURAI WEST/ SOUTHERN RAILWAY/TRIVANDRUM DIVISION)RESIDING AT THOPPUVILA VEEDU, NEAR MATHA ITI, KAZHUVANTHITTA, KUZHITHURA PO, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY, SRI.SHYAM RAJ. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PART TOWN PO,CHENNAI-3. 2. THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM-14. 3. THE DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM-14. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.JAMES KURIAN, SC, RAILWAYS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.23704/2010 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF CERTIFICATE DTD. 18/12/1989 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, NALLOOR. P1A: TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P1. P2: COPY OF PARA 275 OF THE INDIAN RAILWAY COMMERCIAL MANUAL VOL.I. P3: COPY OF ORDER BEARING NO.V/C 210/KZTW/2001 DTD. 3/11/2001, ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF AGREEMENT DTD. 27/05/2002 ENTERED INTO FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 30/04/02 TO 29/04/05. P5: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1/07/05 TO 30/06/2010. P6: COPY OF LETTER BEARING NO.V/C210/P/VOL.419/OS/CHG/DD/08 DTD. 21/01/09 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 14/06/2010 ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P8: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 15TH JUNE 2010, ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P9: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 15TH JULY 2010, ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 23704 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition complaining that the petitioner, who is presently working as the Halt Agent of Kuzhithurai West Railway Station in the Trivandrum Division, is not being permitted to take part in the tender proceedings for award of Train Halt Agency. By interim order dated 29.07.2010, I directed as follows: “Admit. The learned standing counsel takes notice on behalf of the respondents. As an interim measure, the petitioner shall be given a tender form tomorrow itself. The petitioner shall submit the tender within three days. The said tender shall also be considered along with other tenders received, provisionally subject to the result of the writ petition.” The learned standing counsel for the Railways submits that, the tender of the petitioner has been received and the same will be considered in accordance with law along with other similar tenders in respect of other halts also. This is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/