IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR
WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 14TH VAISAKHA, 1944
OP (CAT) NO. 27 OF 2022
AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 17/03/2022 IN OA NO.656/2021 OF
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH
PETITIONERS:
1 S UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR
AGED 54 YEARS
S/O.SIVARAMAN NAIR,
INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (SCB),
RESIDING AT LAVANYA,
CHAVADI NADA, VENGANOOR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695523
2 KK RAJAN
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O KP KUMARAN PANICKAR, INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (SCB),
RESIDING AT KAILASAM, GURUDEV NAGAR,
AYATHIL PO,
KOLLAM, PIN - 691017
BY ADV.
ELIZEBATH GEORGE
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE UNION OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING,
NEW DELHI, PIN - 110011
2 THE DIRECTOR
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS,
CGO COMPLEX, LOUDHI ROAD,
NEWDELHI, PIN - 110003
3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)
CGO COMPLEX, LOUDHI ROAD,
NEWDELHI, PIN - 110003
4 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION),
CGO COMPLEX, LOUDHI ROAD,
NEWDELHI, PIN - 110003
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5 SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
BY ADVS.
SRI.MANU.S, CGC
MANU S. ASG OF INDIA
MABLE C. KURIAN - GP
THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
04.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Devan Ramachandran, J Even though there are various assertions, allegations and averments made and urged in this original petition, when this matter was called today, we noticed that the challenge of the petitioner is against an interim order of the learned Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
2. The learned CAT appears to have rejected the request of the petitioners only for the reason that the grant of an interim order would tantamount to allowing the Original Application itself. We do not find any error in that, though the legal questions have not gripped our mind in these proceedings, it being unnecessary for us to do so.
3. We are, however, of the firm view that the Original Application must be endeavoured to be disposed of by the learned CAT at the earliest.
Resultantly, we close this original petition; however, with a direction to the learned CAT to dispose of Original Application No.6 of 2021 as expeditiously as possible, but not 4 O.P(CAT) No.27 of 2022 later than three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.
Sd/-
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/-
P.G. AJITHKUMAR JUDGE PV 5 O.P(CAT) No.27 of 2022 APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 27/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31/05/2019 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER 1 Exhibit P2 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31/05/2019 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER 2 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE OA NO.656/2021 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17/03/2022 IN MA NO. 180/00656/2021 IN OA NO. 656/2021 ON THE FILE OF CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 01/07/2013 IN OP(CAT) NO.2314/2012 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2016 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER NO 1 Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2016 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER NO 2