IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 24730 of 2007(S) --------------------------------------- OA.41/1999 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE JOINT SECRETARY (CPV) & CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI. 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN. 4. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. 5. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.S.G. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. V.A.RAGHUPRASAD, S/O. LATE V.A.ACHUTHAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN, RESIDING AT VELUTHEDATH, PACHALAM, KOCHI-12, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN. W.P.(C). NO.24730/2007-S: 2. K.A.SULABHA, W/O. V.V.KUTTAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, PASSPORT OFFICE, KOZHIKODE, BEACH ROAD, KOZHIKODE, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN, AND RESIDING AT VALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., TRICHUR. 3. P.LATHIKUMARI, W/O. L.R.SASIKUMAR, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, PASSPORT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, COCHIN, AND RESIDING AT PERAMANA, VADUTHALA P.O., COCHIN-23. BY ADV. SRI P.RAMAKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. =========================== W.P(C).No.24730 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The petitioners, who are the respondents in Ext.P3 order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench in O.A.No.41 of 1999 have filed this Writ Petition challenging the said order. The said order was rendered by the Central Administrative Tribunal on 28.10.2005. For not obeying the directions therein, the applicants moved contempt application, C.P.(C) No.84 of 2006. During the pendency of the contempt application, directions in the order were implemented and therefore the contempt application was closed by Ext.P4 order dated 12.2.2007. Six months thereafter, this Writ Petition is filed on 13.8.2007. 2. We do not find any whisper in the Writ Petition explaining WP(C) 24730/07 -: 2 :- the delay of about two years in challenging the impugned order, Ext.P3. So, this Writ Petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, it is dismissed. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 2/1