IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2007 / 4TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 25159 of 2006(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C. MURALEEDHARAN, S/O. NARAYANAN NAIR CHANDANATHIL HOUSE, PURAMATHILSSERY, P.O. KUMBIDI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE LITERACY MISSION REPRESENTED BY MEMBER SECRETARY CUM DIRECTOR SASTHAMANGALAM, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 3. ANAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, P.O. KUMBIDI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. U.M. RAMAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF ANAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O. KUMBIDI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR ADV. SRI.T.K.SAIDALIKUTTY SRI.P.M.KUNJIMOIDEENKUTTY SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 25159 of 2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 25.1.1999 APPOINTING PETITIONER AS PRERAK OF PURAMATHILSSERY CENTRE IN ANAKKARA PANCHAYAT EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 26/12/2002 SERVED ON THE PETITIONER, STATING HIS REMOVAL FROM THE POST OF PRERAK EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. 550/2003 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.A NO.1614/2003 BEFORE THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P5: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON 3/9/03 EXHIBIT-P6: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 20/9/03N BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT THE DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICER ON 29/9.2003 EXHIBIT-P7: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29/9/03 BEFORE THE DISTRICT PROJECT OFFICER EXHIBIT-P8: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 8/8/05 EXHIBIT-P9: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 23/8/05 EXHIBIT -P10:TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 7/9/05 SENT BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH FRESH COPIES OF EXHIBITS P3 & P4 JUDGMENTS EXHIBIT -P11:TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 20/3/2006 EXHIBIT-P12: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23/7/06 EXHIBIT-P13: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION OF 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 7/7/06 RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER ON 11/7/06 /TRUE COPY/ K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------------ WP(C)NO.25159 OF 2006-T ------------------------------------------ Judgment The petitioner was a Prerak under the Continuing Literacy Mission of Anakkara Panchayat, the third respondent herein. He was terminated from service without notice. This Court, by Ext.P3 Judgment, quashed the said order for violation of the principles of natural justice. The said decision was affirmed by the Division Bench of this Court by Ext.P4 Judgment. Later, again he was terminated by Ext.P13 order without hearing him. The learned counsel for the third respondent submitted that the Panchayat is withdrawing Ext.P13. This submission is recorded. The petitioner shall be deemed to have continued in service all along, notwithstanding Ext.P13 and shall be granted all consequential benefits. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. 26.07.2007 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE sta