Kerala High Court
C.Gopinathakurup vs Kerala State Road Transport ...
Author: P.Somarajan
Bench: P.N.Ravindran, P.B.Suresh Kumar, P.Somarajan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MAY 2017/5TH JYAISHTA, 1939
WP(C).No. 4803 of 2015 (A)
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PETITIONER:
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C.GOPINATHAKURUP,
S/O.CHELLAPPAN NAIR,AGED 52 YEARS,
WORKING AS CONDUCTOR GRADE -I, KSRTC, KAYAMKULAM DEPOT
AND RESIDING AT PITCHINATTU THARAYIL, NADAKKAVU,
PERINGALA P.O., KAYAMKULAM
BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN
RESPONDENT(S):
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1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,
TRANSPORT BHAVAN,FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 023.
REP. BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
2. THE MANAGER (ACCOUNTS) IN CHARGE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(ADMINISTRATION) KSRTC, , TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023.
3. TEH DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC
KAYAMKULAM DEPOT - 690 502.
4. SATHEESHAN NAIR.K., STATION MASTER
NOW WORKING IN CHIEF OFFICE, KSRTC,, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,
FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023.
5. SHYAM KUMAR.D., STATION MASTER
KSRTC, KOLLAM - 691 001.
6. RAJMOHAN.A.V
STATION MASTER, KSRTC, THRISUR - 680 001.
7. POULSON JOSEPH, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT - 689 672.
8. SUSEELAN.S., STATION MASTER
KSRTC, CHIEF OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023.
9. RAJAN ACHARY, N.A. STATION MASTER, KSRTC,
PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 645
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-2-
WPC 4803 OF 2015:
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10. THOMAS D.VADASSERI, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, ERNAKULAM - 682 016.
11. SHAJI BOSE.I.S., STATION MASTER
KSRTC, ERNAKULAM - 682 016.
12. VINOD KUMAR.P.G., STATION MASTER, KSRTC,
KOTTAYAM - 686 001.
13. JOY ANTONY, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, ANKAMALY - 683 572
14. ASSANALLY.V.A, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, PERUMBAVOOR- 683 542.
15. SAJU THOMAS, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, KATTAPANA - 685 508.
16. DANIEL I.A., STATION MASTER
KSRTC, ALUVA - 683 101.
17. AJUK.G.,
STATION MASTER, KSRTC, KOTTARAKKARA - 691 506.
18. VASUDEVAN, P.M.D., STATION MASTER
KSRTC, PALAKKAD- 678 001.
19. RVI.K, STATION MASTER
KSRTC, KAYAMKULAM - 690 502.
R1 TO R3 BY DR. THUSHARA JAMES SC, KSRTC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD
ON 24-03-2017, THE COURT ON 26-5-2017 DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
K.V.
WP(C).No. 4803 of 2015 (A)
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
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P1- A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.E1.3170/96/KMR DATED 15.7.96
P2- A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO. P1-2057/97/KYLM
DATED 20.10.1997
P3- A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. PLA.2/015508/03 DATED 22.9.2009
P4- A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO.E1.2519/2008/KYLM DATED 5.9.2008
P5- A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT COPY OF DRAFT GRADATION LIST OF
CONDUCTORS AS ON 2009 IN VOGUE
P6- A TRUE COPY OF MEMORANDUM NO.PL.10/001001/2013 DATED 21.12.2013
P7- A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO. PL- 10/001500/14 DATED 1.7.2014
P8- A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM NO. PL-10/001500/14 DATED 23.7.14
P9- A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13.1.2014 IN WP(C)
NO.17423/13 (M.RAJENDRAN VS KSRTC AND OTHERS)
P10- A TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 14.7.2009 IN SONY JACOB VS. KSRTC
AND OTHERS (WP(C) NO.13718/2008 (G)
P11- A TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 13.7.2005 IN W.A. NO.1167/2003
(KSRTC & OTHERS VS. K.REGHU AND OTHERS)
P12- A TRUE COPY OF HTE JUDGMENT IN M.MUHAMMED ABDULLA VS. STATE OF
KERALA (2008) (1) KLT 712 (SC)
P13- A TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 14.3.2007 IN WP(C) NO.38683/03(E)
P14- A TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 9.10.14 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE
FIRST RESPONDENT
P15 A TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 16.2.2015 IN
WPC NO 4803/2015 (A)
P16 A TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 20.2.2015 ISSUED BY THE COUNSEL FOR
THE PETITIONER.
P17 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 31.3.2015 IN
WPC NO 4803/2015.
P18 A TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO PL 10/000951/15 DATED 21.4.2015.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS NIL
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/TRUE COPY/
P.A.TO JUDGE
K.V.
P.N.RAVINDRAN,
P.B.SURESH KUMAR &
P.SOMARAJAN, JJ.
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W.P.(C) No.4803 of 2015
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Dated 26th May, 2017.
J U D G M E N T
The issue raised for consideration in this writ petition is whether the employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation who rejoin duty after availing Leave Without Allowances for taking up employment elsewhere would lose cadre seniority impairing their right to claim cadre promotion. The said issue has been answered in the affirmative by us in a separate judgment rendered today, in W.A.No.302 of 2014 and connected cases. The common judgment delivered by the learned Single Judge allowing WPC No.4803 of 2015 2 identical writ petitions has also been set aside by us in the said batch of appeals. In the light of the judgment in Writ Appeal No.302 of 2014 and connected cases, this writ petition is only to be dismissed and we do so.
Sd/-
P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE.
Sd/-
P.B.SURESH KUMAR, JUDGE.
Sd/-
P.SOMARAJAN, JUDGE.
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