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 MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8285 of 2005(S) ------------------------- OA.589/2002 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER: ------------ S.SHEELA, MANAKKATTIL VEEDU, NEAR RAILWAY GATE, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.P.M.BENZIR SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, BANGALORE -94. 2. THE VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE, (V.S.S.C) REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, ANTHAREEKHA BHAVAN, NEW BEL ROAD, BANGALORE-94. 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-22. BY ADV. SRI.C.N.RADHAKRISHNAN, SR.PANEL COUNSEL FOR R1 TO 4 SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 PHOTOCOPY OF O.A.NO. 589 OF 2002 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL WITH ANNEXURES. EXT.P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS BEFORE THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL IN OA 589 OF 2002 EXT.P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL IN OA 589 OF 2002 EXT.P4 PHOTOCOPY OF THE ADDL. REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS AGAINST THE REJOINDER. EXT.P5 PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.11.2004 OF THE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH IN OA 589 OF 2002 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. No. 8285 OF 2005 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. Petitioner's claim for employment with the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre was turned down as petitioner was found unfit in the interview conducted for the post of canteen attendant. The claim was based on oral promise given by then Chairman Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1960 when the land belonging to the petitioner's predecessor was acquired. In the first place, we do not find any ground to interfere with oral promise after 48 years of the promise. Further, since petitioner was found unfit for the post, and having regard to age of the petitioner, there is no scope for any interference with the order of the Tribunal. We dismiss the W.P. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2