IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2009 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34752 of 2009(S) -------------------------- OA.251/2008 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE SREEKARIYAM, TRIVANDRUM 695 017. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE SREEKARIYAM, TRIVANDRUM 695 017. 4. THE ASSISTANT FINANCE & ACCOUNTS OFFICER CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE SREEKARIYAM, TRIVANDRUM 695 017. BY SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE (SR) SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. SRI.VARUGHESE M EASO SRI.P.J.VINOD JOSEPH SRI.TONE JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- DR.VINAYAKA HEDGE, S/O.MAHABALESHWAR HEDGE, SENIOR SCIENTIST, CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE SREEKARIYAM, TRIVANDRUM 695 017 RESIDING AT NO. T.C.5/1664, CRA B/47, SIVA MAHIMA, CHERUVAICKAL, SREEKARIYAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM 695 017. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/12/2009, ALONG WITH W.P(C)NO.34753/2009 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)Nos.34752, 34753, 34809 & 34815 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. Petitioners are the respondents in the various applications filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cochin Bench. The applicants were not granted increments under the Career Advancement Scheme and on further promotion. The Tribunal held in favour of the applicants and hence the writ petitions at the instance of the respondents. We find that an identical issue was considered by a Bench of this court leading to the judgment of this court dated 26-11-2007 in W.P(C)No.34046 of 2007, filed by the petitioners. We are in respectful agreement with the reasoning and finding in the said judgment. Hence these writ petitions are dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)Nos.34752, 34753, 34809 & 34815 of 2009 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 3rd December, 2009