IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2007 / 11TH ASHADHA 1929 OP.No. 32434 of 2000(S) ----------------------- OA.845/1998 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,EKM. BENCH .................... PETITIONER: ------------ K.S.SREEDHARAN PANDARAN, AED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O SANKARAN, STATION MASTER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, WADAKANCHERY, RESIDING AT DOOR NO.13/637/I, TRICHUR BY ADV. SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY SRI.MARTIN G.THOTTAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P.O MADRAS-3. 2. SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM-14 3. CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P.O. MADRAS-3 4. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM BENCH, ERNAKULAM THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RAJAN, SC FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC,RAILWAYS THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP.No. 32434 of 2000 -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE O.A.845/98 ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURES. EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS. EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURE. EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.A.845/98 PASSED by the CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL DATED 10TH SEPTEMBER, 99. (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ ------------------- O.P.32434/2000 -------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT K.S.Radhakrishnan, J. This original petition is filed by the petitioner to quash Ext.P4 order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Eranakulam, and also for a direction to declare that the duty hours of Station Masters of Guruvayur Railway Station prior to 12.6.1997 is liable to be treated as 'Continuous' and that the petitioner is entitled to the payment of overtime allowance for the extra hours performed by him from 2.4.1995 till 4.7.1997. Tribunal has dismissed the application on the ground that no other member in the Railway Station has been paid overtime allowance treating them as 'Continuous'. 2. There is no infirmity in the order passed by the Tribunal and hence this original petition is dismissed. Further the petitioner has also relieved from service. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge ANTONY DOMINIC Judge mrcs