Kerala High Court
Union Of India vs Reshmi K on 7 August, 2024
Author: Amit Rawal
Bench: Amit Rawal
OP (CAT) No.62/2024 1/3
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE EASWARAN S.
Wednesday, the 7th day of August 2024 / 16th Sravana, 1946
IA.NO.3/2024 IN OP (CAT) NO. 62 OF 2024
(AGAINST ORDER DATED 16.10.2023 IN OA 590/2021 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH)
APPLICANTS/PETITIONERS IN OP(CAT):
1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001
2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM , PIN -
695033
3. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, MAVELIKKARA DIVISION,
ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690101
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT IN OP(CAT):
RESHMI K, D/O. RADHAKRISHNAN, GDS MD, ABPM, NJAKKANAL P.O.,
KAYAMKULAM SUB DIVISION, PRESENTLY OFFICIATING AS POSTMAN,
PUTHUPALLY, KAYAMKULAM POSTAL SUB DIVISION., DEPARTMENT OF POSTS,
RESIDING AT ERICKAL THARAYIL, KOIPPALLYKARAZHMA, OLAKETTIAMPALAM,
690 510., MAVELLIKARA, PERUNGALA, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA , PIN - 690510
Application praying that in the circumstances stated in the
affidavit filed therewith the High Court be pleased to
(i) The words and phrases in Para 1 at Page 1 of the judgment, which
reads:-
"The application was filed by the applicant who was an aspirant to
the post of Gramin Dak Sevak-Mail Deliverer(GDS-MD). By Annexure-A1
notificationd ated 4.10.2021, applications were invited by the petitioners
for selection to the post of Gramin Dak Sevak. The applicant, who was
working as a Postman at Puthupally SO under Kayamkulam Sub Division and
who joined service on 15.5.2015 as per appointment memo dated 24.11.2015,
had applied for the post".
may be correct as,
" The application was filed by the applicant who was an aspirant to
the post of Postman.By Annexure-A1 notificationd ated 4.10.2021,
applications were invited by the petitioners for selection to the post
of Postman and Mail Guard. The applicant, who was working as a Gramin Dak
Sevak-Mail Deliverer (GDS-MD), later as Assistant Branch Postmaster
(ABPM), at Njakkanal P.O. and who jointed service on 15.5.2015 as per
appointment memo dated 24.11.2015, had applied for the post."
OP (CAT) No.62/2024 2/3
(ii) The word "GDS-MD" appearing in the last line of Para 13 at Page
11 of the judgment, which reads:-
"Therefore, the requirement of having a knowledge in the local
language was always in minds of the petitioners/respondents, insofar as
selection to the post of GDS-MD was concerned."
may be corrected as "Postman".
This Application coming on for orders on 07/08/2024 upon perusing
the application and the affidavit filed in support thereof, and upon
hearing the arguments of SRI.T.V.VINU, CGC for the petitioners and of
M/S SAJITH KUMAR V., H.KIRAN, VIVEK A.V., AMMU M., SREEHARI V.S., SHERIN
DAVIS Advocates for the respondent, the court passed the following:
ORDER
Allowed.
Sd/- AMIT RAWAL JUDGE Sd/- EASWARAN S. JUDGE 07-08-2024 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar OP (CAT) No.62/2024 3/3 APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 62/2024 Annexure A1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO. RECTT/12-2/2021 DATED 04.10.2021 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT