IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2007 / 28TH JYAISHTA 1929 OP.No. 14182 of 2000(S) ----------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, TELECOM CIRCLE, SANCHAR BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, KERALA TELECOM CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, TELECOM DISTRICT, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, CGC SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, SC, BSNL RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR. 2. C.DAMODARAN, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.C.V.CHELLAN, REGULAR MAZDOOR, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT ENCLAVE CHENNAPURA HOUSE, EDATHARA POST, PALAKKAD. 3. K.KANNAN, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.E.KRISHNANKUTTY, REGULAR MAZDOOR, OFFICE OF THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, CO-AXIAL (INDOOR, TELECOM, PALAKKAD) RESIDING AT CHECKINIPADAM, SASTHA NAGAR, AKATHETHARA, PALAKKAD. 4. A.LEELADHARAN, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.K.T.GOPALAN NAMBIAR, REGULAR MAZDOOR, OFFICE OF THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MANNARAKKAD. RESIDING AT AMBAZHAKODE HOUSE, POTTASSERI POST, PALAKKAD. 5. I.MADHAVAN, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.AYYAPPAN, REGULAR MAZDOOR, OFFICE OF THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEERING (MATERIAL MANAGERMENT) TELECOM, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT CHELLEAVU HOUSE, AYLORE, NEMMARA, PALAKKAD. 6. G.MANIKKAN, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O K.GOPALAN, REGULAR MAZDOOR, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT GOPALAYAM HOUSE, KAVILPPADU, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP NO.14182/2000 ORDER IN CMP NO.22853 OF 2000 IN OP NO.14182 OF 2000 DISMISSED 18.6.2007 SD/-K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. SD/-ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. //TRUE COPY// O.P.NO.14182/2000 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF O.A. NO.505/1999 FILED BY SRI.C.DAMODARAN AND 163 OTHERS IN C.A.T., ERNAKULAM. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT TO O.A.505/99 FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN THE OA IN CAT, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P3; TRUE COPY OF C.A.T. ERNAKULAM ORDER DATED 22.12.1999 IN OA 505/1999. //TRUE COPY// K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ. =============================== O.P. NO. 14182 OF 2000 ====================== Dated this the 18th day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T Radhakrishnan, J. Similar matter came up for consideration before Division Bench of this court in O.P.No.13149 of 2000 filed by Union of India and others and the same was dismissed. In the circumstances, we follow the judgment in O.P.No.13149 of 2000 and this original petition is dismissed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp