Kerala High Court
Kerala Public Service Commission vs Jentle.T.Varghese on 28 June, 2024
Author: A.Muhamed Mustaque
Bench: A.Muhamed Mustaque
OP(KAT) NO. 236 OF 2017
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.MANU
FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 7TH ASHADHA, 1946
OP(KAT) NO. 236 OF 2017
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN OTHERS NO.1814 OF 2014 OF
KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONER/S:
KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION,PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA - 695 004.
BY ADV SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC
RESPONDENT/S:
1 JENTLE.T.VARGHESE
AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.T.C.VARGHESE,THOTTATHARAYIL,
VADAKARA P.O.,KOTTAYAM, KERALA - 686
605,MOB:9447672618.
2 THE STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHER EDUCATION,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA
- 695 001.
3 THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION,
VIKAS BHAVAN, PUBLIC OFFICE
BUILDING,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA - 695 001.
BY ADVS.
KUM.A.ARUNA
SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ
SMT.RIYA RAYMOL IYPE
KUM.THULASI K. RAJ
SRI.VARUN C.VIJAY
THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR
OP(KAT) NO. 236 OF 2017
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ADMISSION ON 28.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
OP(KAT) NO. 236 OF 2017
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 28th day of June 2024 A.Muhamed Mustaque, J.
This original petition was filed by the Public Service Commission (PSC). In an application filed by the 1 st respondent herein cost of Rs.10,000/- was imposed by the Tribunal on the petitioner, after dismissing the original application. The contentions have also been left open. We are at dismay why such cost has been imposed on the petitioner, especially when application itself was dismissed. Accordingly, we set aside the impugned order imposing costs and also to the extent of condemning the petitioner.
Sd/ A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE sd/ S.MANU JUDGE jm/ OP(KAT) NO. 236 OF 2017 4 APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 236/2017 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A1 A COPY OF THE COMPOSITE NOTIFICATION WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE DATED 15/6/2012. ANNEXURE A2 A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE APPLICANT. ANNEXURE A3 A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF PSC. ANNEXURE A4 A COPY OF THE HOMEPAGE OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY.
ANNEXURE A5 A TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES RECOGNIZED BY THE UGC.
ANNEXURE A6 A COPY OF THE EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE DATED 26/4/2013.
ANNEXURE A7 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 16/12/2011. ANNEXURE A8 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 18/5/2013 ISSUED BY THE PSC.
ANNEXURE A8(A) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ANNEXURE A8. ANNEXURE A9 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 19/11/2013. ANNEXURE A11 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED ON BEHALF OF 3RD RESPONDENT IN O.A.162/13. ANNEXURE A10 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 2/6/2014. ANNEXURE A12 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 5/9/2014 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE O.A.(EKM)NO.1814 OF 2014 WITH ANNEXURES.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE COMMISSION.
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.A.(EKM)NO.1814/2014 DATED 12.01.2017.