Kerala High Court
Ramachandran P vs State Of Kerala on 18 July, 2024
Author: Murali Purushothaman
Bench: Murali Purushothaman
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Thursday, the 18th day of July 2024 / 27th Ashadha, 1946
WP(C) NO. 25552 OF 2024 (T)
PETITIONERS:
1. RAMACHANDRAN P AGED 59 YEARS S/O. PADMANABHA PILAI, DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 69501 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
'VASANTHA NIVAS', PANANCODE, VENGANOOR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN
- 695523
2. KRISHNAKUMAR T AGED 58 YEARS S/O. THANKAPPAN PILLAI B, DTP OPERATOR,
C-APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 69501 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT 'RAMESH BHAVAN', TC 6/79, T.M LANE, VATTYOORKAVU P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
3. SINDHU A.S AGED 58 YEARS D/O. K. APPUKUTTAN NAIR, DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, ON DEPUTATION TO SCERT KERALA, VIDYA BHAVAN, POOJAPPURA
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695005 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT 'SUDHARMA',
AMABALAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003
4. JOSEPH K.P AGED 58 YEARS S/O. THOMAS PHILIPOSE, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
EXTN CENTER, KADUTHURUTHY, KOTTAYAM -686604 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
'KALLUKUZHIYIL', UMBIDI P.O, THOTTAKAD, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686539
5. GOPAKUMAR G AGED 57 YEARS S/O. GOPALA PILLAI, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
HEAD OFFICE, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY
RESIDING AT 'OMKARAM', PRA 63B, AMBALATHARA, POONTHURA P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695026
6. JESSY JOSEPH AGED 55 YEARS D/O. M.J JOSEPH, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT SUB
CENTER, PALA, KOTTAYAM - 686575 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT KUNNATHU,
NADACKAL P.O, TEEKAY, KOTTAYAM - 680121, PIN - 680121
7. NIZAMUDEEN M AGED 55 YEARS S/O. MUHAMMED ILLYAS A, DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT 'JUMAILA MANZIL', PALLIMUKKU, KALLARA P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN - 695608
8. BIJUMONE V.M AGED 54 YEARS S/O S. VISHWAMBHARAN., DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT AMBADY, MADAVOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695602
9. SREELAL S AGED 54 YEARS S/O. SUKUMARA KURUP, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
'SREENILAYAM', MSRA 108-C, MANCHADI, MALAYINKEEZHU P.O
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695571
10. JAYARAJ V.S AGED 53 YEARS S/O. SIVANANDAN K, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
MALAPPURAM - 683108 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT KOVILAKOM, KURUMANDAL,
PARAVUR, KOLLAM, PIN - 691301
11. SALEENA M SAIDU AGED 53 YEARS D/O. SAIDU MOHAMMED, DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT TC 33/2796(2), MASJID LANE, NETTAYAM, MUKKOLA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
12. RAMESH KUMAR G AGED 53 YEARS S/O. GOVINDA PILLAI. P., DTP OPERATOR,
C-APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT 'GOVINDAM', VATTAVILA, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -
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695020
13. SANTHINI VISWAM R AGED 51 YEARS D/O. VISHWAMBHARAN V, DTP OPERATOR,
C-APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT CHELLAMANGALAM, TC 33/678, KERALA NAGAR, NETTAYAM, VATTIYOORKAVU,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
14. NATARAJ V.A AGED 51 YEARS S/O. G. VELAPPAN ASARI, DTP OPERATOR, C-
APT, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013. CURRENTLY RESIDING
AT 21-D, 'ARTECH COURTYARD', VAYALIKKADA, KOWDIAR P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003
15. LEENA B NAIR AGED 50 YEARS D/O. K BABU NAIR, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
SREE HARI, ROAD, AMBALAMUKKU, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -
695005
16. JAYANTHI L AGED 49 YEARS D/O. C. GEORGE, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
'ANU GARDENS', TC 10/1400(2), KAVALLOOR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
17. SAJEEV P.S AGED 48 YEARS S/O. SASIDHARAN NAIR, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT TC
6/305-1, 'ASWATHY BHAVAN', VATTIYOORKAVU P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN - 695013
18. SHEEJA M.H AGED 48 YEARS W/O. M. SHAJAHAN, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
'LAILA MANZIL', NAGAROOR, ALAMCODE VIA, ALTHARAMOODU P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002
19. SAJITH S AGED 53 YEARS S/O. SUKUMARAN NAIR S., DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT
ANAND, RANK-17, KOGUNGANOOR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN - 695013
20. SUNIL M.A AGED 54 YEARS S/O. MUHAMMED ASLAM, DTP OPERATOR, C-APT,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695013 CURRENTLY RESIDING AT TC
35/1443,CRA 74 D, VAZHOTTUKONAM, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
RESPONDENTS:
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
2. KERALA STATE CENTRE FOR ADVANCED PRINTING AND TRAINING (C-APT)
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'KERALA STATE AUDIO VISUAL AND REPROGRAPHIC
CENTRE), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE COMPLEX,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
3. MANAGING DIRECTOR KERALA STATE CENTRE FOR ADVANCED PRINTING AND
TRAINING (C-APT), (FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'KERALA STATE AUDIO VISUAL AND
REPROGRAPHIC CENTRE), HEAD OFFICE COMPLEX, VATTIYOORKAVU,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013
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Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to stay the further proceedings pursuant to Exhibit-P4 issued by
the 1st respondent forthwith, pending disposal of the above writ petition
in the interest of justice
This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
M/S.JINSON OUSEPH, CHITRA VIJAYAN & S.VIJAYAN, Advocates for the
petitioners and of the GOVERNMENT PLEADER, the court passed the following:
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MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, J.
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Dated this the 18th day of July, 2024
O R D E R
A statement has been filed by respondents 2 and 3, wherein, it is stated that the Governing Body Meeting is slated on 19.07.2024 and one of the items in the Agenda is constitution of Anomaly Rectification Committee, for examining the petitions submitted by the employees of the Centre.
Post on 22.07.2024.
Till such time, no promotions affecting the petitioners as per the new staff patterns shall be made in the 2nd respondent, Centre.
Sd/-
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
H/o JUDGE
SSG
18-07-2024 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 25552/2024
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF G.O.(MS.) NO.
351/2024/HEDN DATED 06.06.2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT 18-07-2024 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar