IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI TUESDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2011 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1932 OP (CAT).No. 853 of 2011(S) --------------------------- ( ORDER IN O.A.NO.598/2010 OF CAT, ERNAKULAM BRANCH) PETITIONERS -------------------- 1. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR SANCHAR BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 001 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, BSNL, KERALA CIRCLE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 033 3. THE PRINCIPAL GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, BSNL, BSNL BHAVAN KOCHI - 16 BY ADV. SRI.V.R.KESAVAKAIMAL, SC, BSNL RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. ASOKAN T.U., AGED 51 YEARS S/O UNIPPAN TELECOM MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE SDE, PAMPAKUDA, MUVATTUPUZHA RESIDING AT THEKKETHUNDIYIL NARAYANANASAR ROAD, PONNURUNNI, KOCHI - 19 2. PREMKUMAR, TELECOM MECHANIC, OFFICE OF THE SDE, PANAMPALLY NAGAR, RESIDING AT KARIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, A.K.G. ROAD THYKOODAM, KOCHI - 19. 3. M.J.GEORGE, TELECOM MECHANIC, TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, VENGOOR, RESIDING AT M.I.G.- 64 GROUND ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI - 682 020 THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: A.K.BASHEER & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.(CAT)No.853 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT Basheer, J. This original petition is filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and its officials challenging the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.598/2010. The said original application was disposed of by the Tribunal along with O.A.No.584/2010 through a common order. 2. Petitioners had challenged the order in O.A.No.584/2010 in O.P.(CAT)No.410/2010. The said original petition was dismissed by this court on February 23, 2011 upholding the order passed by the Tribunal. 3. The issue involved in both the original applications being the same, it is not necessary to refer to or deal with the said issue yet again. The reasons given by us in the judgment in O.P.(CAT)No.410/2010 shall govern this case as well. Therefore, this original petition is also dismissed. The petitioners shall comply with the direction issued by the Tribunal within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. A.K.BASHEER, JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE “ O.P.(CAT)No.410/2010” occurring in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the judgment dated 01/03/2011 in O.P.(CAT)No.853/2011, is corrected and substituted as “ Original Petition (CAT)No.410/2011”, as per order dated 27/06/2011 in I.A.8818/2011 in OP(CAT)No.853/2011. Sd/- Registrar ( Judicial) sv.