Kerala High Court
Kerala State Road Transport ... vs State Of Kerala on 15 February, 2016
Author: Anu Sivaraman
Bench: Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Anu Sivaraman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
MONDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016/26TH MAGHA, 1937
WA.No. 269 of 2015 () IN WP(C).14388/2012
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AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 14388/2012
APPELLANT:
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KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
K.S.R.T.C. FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023.
BY ADVS.SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC
SRI.P.GOPINATH
SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS
RESPONDENTS:
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1.STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
2.V.D.SHIBU
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
3.K. GANESHAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695018.
4. G. JAYAKUMAR,
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
PAPPANAMCODE-THIRUVANANTTHAPURAM-695018.
5. B.J. DEVANAND,
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
PAPPANAMCODE-THIRUVANANTTHAPURAM-695018.
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6. V.S. ANIL
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
7. P.K. BIJU,
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
8. B.B. JAYARAJAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
PAPPANAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURM-695018.
9. K.Y. MOOSA
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
10. K.K. BABU
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
11. P.M. MARTIN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
12. JIJIMON JOSEPH,
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
13. P.B. BHANUPRAKASH
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, EDAPPAL-679576.
14. P.V. RADHAKRISHNAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, EDAPPAL-679576.
15. B. MAJEED
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
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16. K.P. VASUDEVAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, EDAPPAL-679576.
17. G.VISWAKUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
18. SANAL KUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
19. K.MOHANAKUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
20. M.S.RAVIKUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
21. C.SREEKANTAN NAIR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
22. M.ABDUL RASHEED
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
23. P.BABU
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
24. A.KANAKARAJAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
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25. A.JAHANGEER
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
26. G.SUREH KUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
27. G.CHRISTURAJ
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
28. K.HARIKUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
29. B.BALACHANDRAN NAIR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
30. M.SHAHUL HAMEED
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
31. P.SREEKANTAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
CENTRAL WORKS, PAPPNAMCODE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 018.
32. MATHEW BOY WILFRED N.V
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
33. SUDEEP KUMAR T.K
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
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34. A.A.DASAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
35. T.T.RAJAN
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
36. VINODKUMAR
TYRE RETREADER GR.II
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP, ALUVA-683101.
R2 -R 16 BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN
R2 -R 16 BY ADV. SRI.R.SRINATH
RADDL.37 BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN (SR.)
RADDL.37 BY ADV. SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM)
RADDL.37 BY ADV. SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR
RADDL.37 BY ADV. SRI.S.VIBHEESHANAN
RADDL.37 BY ADV. SRI.K.SUDHINKUMAR
BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SOJAN JAMES
BY SRI.SABU S.KALLARAMOOLA
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15-02-2016, ALONG
WITH WA. 328/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN &
ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.
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W.A.Nos.269 & 328 of 2015
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Dated this the 15th day of February, 2016
JUDGMENT
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. It is not disputed before us; rather it is admitted; that the issues raised by KSRTC in these two writ appeals are covered against it by the ratio of the judgment rendered by the Larger Bench of this Court in Francis v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation [2015 (1) KLT 1051 (LB)]. We follow that precedent and dismiss these writ appeals, however, recording the submission on behalf of KSRTC that the decision in Francis (supra) is subjected to a Special Leave Petition and is pending consideration before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.
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Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge sd/-
Anu Sivaraman, Judge sj15/2