IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 3047 of 2010(E) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.A.GEORGE, S/O.ANTONY, AGED 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT PULLANATTU HOUSE, KUMBALANGY P.O, KOCHIN-7, WORKING AS SSL, (SEMI-SKILLED LABOURER) MATERIAL ORGANIZATION, KOCHI, NAVAL BASE, KOCHI. BY ADVS. SMT.C.G.BINDU, SMT.C.G.AJITHA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE FLAG OFFICER, COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, SOUTHERN COMMANDER, HEAD QUARTERS, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND, KOCHI. 2. MATERIAL SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND, KOCHI. R1 & R2 BY MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G OF INDIA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 3047 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employee in the civil section of the Southern Naval Command. He is challenging Ext.P4 memo regarding appointment as an elected Canteen Committee Member. 2. Assistant Solicitor General of India points out that this is a matter which squarely comes within the purview of the Central Administrative Tribunal. The contention of the petitioner is that although the challenge is maintainable before the Central Administrative Tribunal, that is not a bar for this court to consider the writ petition. I am of opinion that when a Tribunal has been constituted specifically for the purpose of considering such petitions this court need not burden itself with such additional work. Therefore this writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the right of W.P.(C)No. 3047 of 2010 -2- the petitioner seek his remedies before the Central Administrative Tribunal. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/