IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 32821 of 2004(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PESNION, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, ADDL.CGSC RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. P.C. RAJAPPAN (LATE), SUB POSTMASTSER, (RETIRED) PANAKUZHIYIL HOUSE PUNNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. 2. SMT.KUNJAMMA RAJAPPAN, W/O. LATE P.C. RAJAPPAN, PANKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PUNMNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. 3. BAB. P. JOHN, PANAKUZHIYIL HOUSE PUNNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. 4. THANKAMANY P.R., PANKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PUNNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. 5. SANTHA KUMARI. P.R., PANKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PUNNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. 6. PONNAMMA P.R., PANAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PUNNAVELY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN-689 589. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SMT.CHANDINI G.NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE O.A. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT DATED 3.2.2003 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.A.NO. 727 OF 2002 DATED 9.7.2004 OF THE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. No. 32821 OF 2004 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. W.P.C. is noted defective for the reason that there is no appearance for respondents 3 to 6. However, there is appearance for second respondent, who is the mother and guardian of respondents 3 to 6. Since the impugned order of the Tribunal was passed based on Division Bench judgment of this Court in W.P.C.No. 18705 of 2003, we dismiss the W.P. following the said judgment. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2