IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHABANI PRASAD RAY FRIDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2010 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1932 WA.No. 1820 of 2010 ----------------------- AGAINST JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 30506/2009 DATED 19.8.2010 APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS ----------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE EXCISE STAFF ASSOCIATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT COMMITTEE, REGISTERED NO.K.263/1988, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT SECRETARY N.G.RADHAKRISHNAN. 2. P.J.SUNIL, EXCISE GUARD, PADATH VALIYA VEEDU, PATHIRAPPALLY.P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS ---------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TAXES (F) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA R4 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & Bhabani Prasad Ray, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A. No. 1820 of 2010 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 29th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, C.J. When this matter is taken up it is brought to our notice that an identical appeal, W.A.No.1692 of 2010, was dismissed by this Court by judgment dated 1st October, 2010 which in turn followed an earlier judgment of this Court dated 17th September, 2010 in W.A.No.1468 of 2010. In the circumstances, this writ appeal is also dismissed at the admission stage for the reasons assigned while dismissing the above mentioned writ appeals. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray, Judge vns