IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 W.A.No. 684 of 2004() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.39113/2003 Dated 18/12/2003 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONERS: -------------------------------------- 1. O.SREEDHARAN, SECRETARY, KUNNATHOOR TALUK CHETHU THOZHILALI UNION (CITU) SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. 2. T.R.SANKARA PILLAI, SECRETARY, KUNNATHOOR TALUK VYAVASAYA THOZHILALIL UNION (CITU) SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. 3. SADANANDAN,SECRETARY, KUNNATHOOR TALUK CHETHU THOZHILALI UNION(AITUC), SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM. 4. SIVASANKARAN NAIR, SECRETARY, KUNNATHOOR TALUK VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI UNION (AITUC) SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. 5. KUNNATHOOR PRASAD, SECRETARY, KUNNATHOOR TALUK CHETHU THOZHILALI UNION(INTUC) SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. 6. C.T.SIVANKUTTY, PRESIDENT, KUNNATHOOR TALUK CHETHU THOZHILALIL AND VYAVASAYA UNION (JTUC) SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.GIRI RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS. --------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,R EP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.A.No. 684 of 2004 :2: 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, KOLLAM. 4. SIVADASN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.1. KALLUKKADAVU, SASTHAMKOTTAH RANGE, KOLLAM. 5. OMANAKUTTAN PILLAI, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.2. KOTTAKKAKOM, SASTHAMCOTTA. 6. MANIKUTTAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.3, VENGA SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 7. SURENDRAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.4, EITHOTTAMVA,SASTHAMKOTTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 8. P.VIJAYAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.5, KANJARAKUNNAM, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SATHAMKOTTA. 9. REGHU, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.6,SASTHAMKOTTA,SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 10. N.K.GOPALAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.7, MUTHIVILAKKAD, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 11. RENUKAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.8, PARIVILA, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 12. G.SURENDRAN NAIR, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AST T.S.NO. 9, NEDIYAVILA, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 13. PAPPAN PILLAI, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.10, PUTHANAMBALAM, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 14. KAMALADHARAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED, T.S. NO.11, IVARKALA,SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 15. SADASIVAN, PESON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.12, PANAPETTY,SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 16. P.ANANDAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.13, KABALADI, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. W.A.No. 684 of 2004 :3: 17. CHANDRAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.14, SASTHAMNADA, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 18. P.DINESAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POST AT T.S.NO.15, EDAKKAD,SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 19. RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.16, CHAKKUVALLI, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 20. V.RAVEENDRAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO THE POSTED AT T.S.NO.17, PATHARAM, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 21. N.SATHYAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED A T.S.NO.18, THODIYOOR, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 22. KAVIRAJAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.19, SOORANAD,SASTHAMKOTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 23. N.VASUDEVAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S. NO.20, ANAYADI, SASTHAMKOTTA RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. 24. K.SOMAN, PERSON SOUGHT TO BE POSTED AT T.S.NO.21, ANAYADI, SASTHAMKOTTAH RANGE, SASTHAMKOTTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW SRI.K.K.BABU SC SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.NAIR AJAY KRISHNAN SRI.NAIR AJAY KRISHNAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.A.S.SABU THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & M.N.KRISHNAN,JJ ------------------------------------- W.A.No.684 OF 2004 ---------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 5TH DECEMBER, 2006 JUDGMENT K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J This Writ Appeal is allowed in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union Vs. State of Kerala [2006 (2) KLT 270 (SC)]. Consequently Exts.P2 to P22 stand quashed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE. M.N.KRISHNAN,JUDGE. dvs