Chief Postmaster General vs Ramakrishnan

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Oct 29, 2025

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1282424
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr.Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari,Honourable Mr.Justice P. V. Balakrishnan
Decided On: Oct 29, 2025
Case Number: WP(C)/25520/2008
Subject: Education

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Education

Key legal issue: Education

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Chief Postmaster General

Respondent

Ramakrishnan

Excerpt

.....adv. sri.o.v.radhakrishnan (sr.) r1 by adv. smt.k.radhamani amma r1 by adv. sri.k.v.joy r1 by adv. sri.k.ramachandran (thykoodam) r1 by adv. sri.anil parathara r2 by adv. sri.p.c.sebastian r2 by adv. sri.martin g.thottan this writ petition (civil) having been finally heard on 21-01-2014, the court on the same day delivered the following: wp(c) 25520/08 appendix petitioner's exhibits p1 : copy of o.a.no.677/07 along with its annexures filed before the hon'ble central administrative tribunal, ernakulam. p2 : copy of reply statement filed by the petitioners in o.a.no.677/07 dated 16.01.2008. p3 : copy of order dated 11.04.2008 by the cat in o.a.no.677/07. p4 : copy of relevant extract of the recruitment rules. p5 : copy of order dated 08.04.2008 in wp(c) 36443/07 of this hon'ble court staying the implementation of the order. //true copy// pa to judge. jg thottathil b.radhakrishnan &p.ubaid, jj.wp(c) no.25520 of 2008 dated this the 21st day of january, 2014.judgmentthottathil b.radhakrishnan, j.it is pointed out that annexure-a10 order, which has been relied on by the learned central administrative tribunal, has been affirmed by this court by judgment dated 20.12.2011 in wp(c) no.36443 of 2007 & connected cases. having seen that judgment, we are in agreement with the findings therein. we, accordingly, follow that judgment, and therefore, this writ petition is only to be dismissed. in the result, this writ petition is dismissed. (thottathil b.radhakrishnan, judge) (p.ubaid, judge) jg

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2014/1ST MAGHA, 1935 WP(C).No. 25520 of 2008 (Z) AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 677/2007 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH DATED 11-4-2008 PETITIONER(S): --------------------------
1. CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
2. POSTMASTER GENERAL CENTRAL REGION, ERNAKULAM , COCHIN
3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES IRINJALAKKUDA DIVISION, IRINKALAKKUDA 681 121
4. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR GENERAL RESPONDENT(S):
1. RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O. SRI. K. SADASIVAN GDS MAIL DELIVERER -II, THOTTIPAAL PO PARAPPOOKKARA S.O. IRINJALAKUDA POSTAL DIVISION, RESIDING AT NANDIKKARAMADOM, P.O. NANDIKKARA THRISSUR DISTRICT
*2. P.H. RASIYA, TEMPORARY POSTMAN EDAMUTTAM P.O., IRINJALAKKUDA POSTAL DIVISION. * ADDRESS CORRECTRED AS P.H.RASIYA, POSTAL ASSISTANT, KODUNGALLUR POST OFFICE,

KODUNGALLOOR.P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, AS PER ORDER

DATED 22.05.2012 IN I.A.NO.4626/12 IN WP(C)25520/08. R1 BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN (SR.) R1 BY ADV. SMT.K.RADHAMANI AMMA R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.V.JOY R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN (THYKOODAM) R1 BY ADV. SRI.ANIL PARATHARA R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SEBASTIAN R2 BY ADV. SRI.MARTIN G.THOTTAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21-01-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 25520/08 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF O.A.NO.677/07 ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURES FILED BEFORE THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. P2 : COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS IN O.A.NO.677/07 DATED 16.01.2008. P3 : COPY OF ORDER DATED 11.04.2008 BY the CAT IN O.A.NO.677/07. P4 : COPY OF RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE RECRUITMENT RULES. P5 : COPY OF ORDER DATED 08.04.2008 IN WP(C) 36443/07 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT STAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN &

P.UBAID, JJ.

WP(C) No.25520 of 2008 Dated this the 21st day of January, 2014.

JUDGMENT

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

It is pointed out that Annexure-A10 order, which has been relied on by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, has been affirmed by this Court by judgment dated 20.12.2011 in WP(C) No.36443 of 2007 & connected cases. Having seen that judgment, we are in agreement with the findings therein. We, accordingly, follow that judgment, and therefore, this writ petition is only to be dismissed. In the result, this writ petition is dismissed. (THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) (P.UBAID, JUDGE) jg

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