IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 18TH BHADRA 1932 RP.No. 516 of 2010(S) --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.7188/2010 Dated 05/03/2010 .................... REVIEW PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICE, VADAKARA DIVISION, VADAKARA. 2. POSTMASTER GENERAL, NORTHERN REGION, CALICUT. 3. CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, DAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. K.SATHEESAN, S/O.LATE RAGHAVAN NAIR, AGED 49 YEARS, WORKING AS GDSMP, KATLAUR P.O., THIKKOTTI SO, VADAKARA DIVISION, RESIDING AT KANDOTH HOUSE, KATALUR P.O., VADAKARA-673 529. 2. N.T.VELAYUDHAN, S/O.LATE ANIYAN, AGED 49 YEARS, GDSMP, ATHOLI, RESIDING AT VIDHURAJA COTTAGE, VELUR WEST P.O., ATHOLI VIA, VADAKARA. 3. P.CHANDRAN, S/O.LATE KRISHNAN, AGED 48 YEARS, GDSBP/MC, KARANDODE BO, KUTTIYADI SO, VADAKARA DIVISION, RESIDING AT NEELECHUIKKUNNUMMAL, P.O.KARANDODE, VIA, KUTTIYADI-673 508. RP.516/10 2 4. K.M.CHANDRASEKHARAN, S/O.LATE RANUNNI KURUP, AGED 48 YEARS, GDSMC, CHAGAROTH, PERUVANNAMUZHI, RESIDING AT KALLARACKA MADATHIL HOUSE, PERUVANNAMUZHI, VADAKARA DIVISION. 5. K.T.SURENDRAN, S/O.LATE KELAN, AGED 48 YEARS, GDSMD, MELUR, EDAKKULAM, VADAKARA DIVISION, RESIDING AT KANATHA THAZHA HOUSE, P.O.PERVATTOOR, KOYILANI. THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- R.P.No.516 OF 2010 IN W.P(C).No.7188 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of September, 2010 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. 1.Following our earlier order dated 7.9.2010, the respondents have appeared through counsel. We have heard the learned counsel for the Central Government and the learned senior counsel appearing for the respondents. 2.The judgment sought to be reviewed, as noted in our order dated 7.9.2010, was issued clubbing three writ petitions. The order issued as per that judgment dated 5.3.2010 was one clarifying that no clearance from the screening committee is required for filling up vacancies in Group D posts at Sl. No.1 in Column No.1 in the schedule to the Department of Posts (Group D Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2002. There is no controversy on this direction. There is no error apparent on RP.516/10 2 the judgment to that extent. We, therefore, do no find any ground to interfere with that part of the judgment sought to be reviewed. 3.However, in so far as W.P(C).7188/10 was clubbed along with the other writ petitions, it is pointed out by the learned counsel for the Central Government that the subject matter of W.P(C).7188/10 was recruitment of Postmen which is not a Group 'D' Post but a Group 'C' Post, going by a separate set of rules. We, therefore, deem it appropriate that the judgment dated 5.3.2010 in so far as it relates to W.P(C).7188/10 is vacated and the said writ petition is de-linked and taken up separately. In the result, this review petition is allowed to the extent of vacating the judgment dated 5.3.2010 in W.P(C).7188/10 without in any manner disturbing the direction or clarification RP.516/10 3 or order issued in that judgment relating to the filling up of vacancies in Group 'D' Posts. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- P.S.GOPINATHAN, Judge. kkb.14/09.