IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2008 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 23310 of 2006(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.K.KRISHNAN CHETTIAR I.F.S., RETIRED DIVISIONAL, FOREST OFFICER, KOTHAMANGALAM, AGED 68, S/O.PARAMESWARAN CHETTIAR, RESIDING AT THILAK, LIONS NAGAR, MUNDACKAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.JOHN SRI.M.S.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR SRI.P.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SRI.A.L.GEORGE SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23310 of 2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 27.9.05 IN C.C.11/2000 EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 30.9.05 IN C.C.12/00 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN C.C.29/05 DATED 30.9.05 EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 16.8.06 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 17.2.99 SENT BY THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), TVM. EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 4.2.2006 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P7- TRUE COPY OF the NEWS ITEM CAME MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 27.5.2007 EXT.P7a- TRUE COPY OF the CERTIFICATE WITH REPRESENTATION DATED 29.5.07 ISSUED BY DR.SUDHINDRAN DEPARTMENT OF G.I.SURGERY EXT.P8- TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 6.8.2007 ISSUED BY DR.S.SUDHINDRAN DEPARTMENT OF VASCULAR SURGERY. EXT.P9- TRUE COPY OF PETITION DATED 3.1.08 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT & OTHERS. (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).23310/2006 -------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader submits that since the petitioner belongs to IFS cadre, the dispute raised is cognizable by the Central Administrative Tribunal in the first instance. Accordingly, writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move the Central Administrative Tribunal. The period during which the writ petition was pending before this Court shall stand excluded in computing the period of limitation for moving original application before the CAT. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs