Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 10782 Ker
Judgement Date : 12 April, 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM
FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 23RD CHAITHRA, 1946
OP(KAT) NO. 174 OF 2024
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.09.2023 IN OA NO.1502 OF 2022 OF
KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONERS/ADDL.RESPONDENTS 16 TO 18 IN OA:
1 WINNY ANTONY,
AGED 37 YEARS
W/O. JESTES, RESIDING AT NEELANKAVIL HOUSE,
P.O. PERAMANGALAM, THRISSUR, PIN - 680545
2 TEXLA SANTHOSH,
AGED 38 YEARS
W/O. P.S. SANTHOSH, RESIDING AT PUDUPPULLY HOUSE,
ALATHUR, P.O. ANANDAPURAM, THRISSUR, PIN - 680641
3 NEETHU KRISHNAN.B.P
AGED 31 YEARS
W/O. KIRANDAS.T., RESIDING AT PUTHALAM,
AREACODE.P.O., MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673639
BY ADVS.
K.R.GANESH
ELVIN PETER P.J. (SR.)
GOURI BALAGOPAL
SREELEKSHMI A.S.
RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS 1 TO 18 AND RESPODNENTS 1 TO 15 :
1 NOUSHAD.K.
S/O. MUHAMMED.K., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GJHSS NADUVATTOM.P.O., PATTAMBI VIA, PALAKKAD-679
308, RESIDING AT "KOZHIKKATTIL", KAIPPURAM.P.O.,
NADUVATTOM (VIA), PALAKKAD, PIN - 679308
2 BEENA.T.
W/O. SETHUMADHAVAN.C., WORKING AS UPPER PRIMARY
SCHOOL TEACHER, GOVERNMENT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL,
ARIYALLUR, ARIYALLUR.P.O., MALAPPURAM-676 312,
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RESIDING AT "CHERUPURATHU", CHEMANCHERY.P.O.,
KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673304
3 LOHITH.E.
S/O. ACHUTHAN.K. (LATE), WORKING AS UPPER PRIMARY
SCHOOL TEACHER, GMHSS CALICUT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS,
CALICUT UNIVERSITY.P.O., THENJIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
-673 635, RESIDING AT "EDAVALATH", KAYAKKODY.P.O.,
KUTTIADY (VIA), KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673508
4 BEENA.M. PILLAI,
W/O. RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI.R., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL
TEACHER, GOVERNMENT VHSS KALLARA, KALLARA.P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 608, RESIDING AT "KARTHIKA",
BHARATHANNOOR, BHARATHANNOOR.P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695609
5 SREEJA.G.
W/O. MANOJ.R., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GOVERNMENT H.S.S., PORUVAZHY.P.O., KOLLAM - 690 522,
RESIDING AT "KAILAS", KAKKAKUNNU.P.O.,
THRIKKUNNAPUZHA (N), KOLLAM, PIN - 690522
6 BINDU.K.P.,
W/O. CHITRAN.K., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GMUPS, PUTHAN KADAPPURAM, PARAPPANANGADI,
MALAPPURAM-676 303, RESIDING AT "SREYAS", VENGALAM,
KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673303
7 SHYNI.A.
W/O. ABDUL SALAM.P.M., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GHSS, MEENANGADI, WAYANAD-673 591, RESIDING AT
"PALLITHOTTUNGAL", PALAMANGALAM VAYAL, MUTTIL,
WAYANAD, PIN - 673122
8 SOBHA KUMARI.V.P.,
W/O. JAGEESH.J., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, ASRV
GUPS, AICKAD, KODUMON.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA-691 555,
RESIDING AT "VAKKELETHU HOUSE", ULLANOOR.P.O.,
KULANADA, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 689503
9 SOBHA.M.V.,
W/O. SHERIN PREM.Y., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GOVERNMENT HSS, MARAYAMUTTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695
124, RESIDING AT "KUNNUVILA VEEDU", VADACODU,
THOZHUKKAL, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -
695121
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10 AJITHA.V.,
W/O. SREELAL.B., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GOVERNMENT HSS MANCODE, KALANJOOR, PATHANAMATHITTA-
689 694, RESIDING AT "AJITHA VILASOM", NELLIMOODU,
KULATHUPUZHA.P.O., KOLLAM, PIN - 691310
11 SHIJI.K.
W/O. MANOJ.K., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, GHSS
ACHOOR, ACHOORANAM.P.O., WAYANAD-673 575, RESIDING
AT NADAKKAVU POLICE QUARTERS B9, NADAKKAVU,
KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673006
12 JOLLY JOSEPH,
W/O. KURIAN.C. GEORGE, UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GANDHIJI ENGLISH MEDIUM GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL,
SANTHIGRAM, IDUKKI-685 514, RESIDING AT
"CHEERAMKUNNEL HOUSE", NELLIPPARA.P.O., KATTAPPANA
SOUTH, IDUKKI, PIN - 685515
13 SHYNI.S
W/O. SABU. S.T., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
G.H.S. NALUCHIRA, THOTTAPPALLY.P.O., AMBALAPPUZHA,
ALAPPUZHA-688 561, RESIDING AT "SHAPPIL HOUSE",
THOTTAPPALLY.P.O., AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZNA, PIN -
688561
14 SUNITHA.M.
W/O. SURESHKUMAR.P.V., LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GHSS, KALICHANADUKKAM, KASARGOD-671 314, RESIDING AT
"AMRUTHAM", KODAKKAD, KASARGOD, PIN - 671310
15 PADMAJITH.K.
S/O. PADMANABHAN.K., UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GUPS THIRUVANNUR, THIRUVANNUR NADA.P.O., KOZHIKODE
-673 029, RESIDING AT "THANAL", 1/4083-A, WEST HILL,
KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673005
16 JINI THANKACHAN,
W/O. ELDHO.P.V., LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
GHSS, PANAMKANDY, KARANI.P.O., WAYANAD - 673 591,
RESIDING AT "PERUMBILLITHAZHATHU", KARIAMBADI.P.O.,
MEENANGADI, WAYANAD, PIN - 673591
17 LALLA SEBASTIAN
W/O. JESTIN JOSEPH, WORKING AS LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSISTANT, GOVERNMENT U.P. SCHOOL CHUNDATHUPOYIL,
PANAMPILAVU.P.O., MALAPPURAM-673 639, RESIDING AT
"PULICHUMAKKAL", PUNNAKKAL.P.O., THIRUVAMPADI,
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KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673603
18 VINITHA KUMARY.V.R.,
W/O. SANTHOSH KUMAR.A., WORKING AS LOWER PRIMARY
SCHOOL ASSISTANT, GOVERNMENT L.P. SCHOOL,
KOTHAPURAM, KAIRALI JUNCTION.P.O., WEST KALLADA,
KOLLAM - 690 521, RESIDING AT "PUTHUVEETIL", VALIYA
PADAM, VILANTHARA.P.O., WEST KALLADA, KOLLAM, PIN -
690521
19 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
20 DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY),
HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
21 JINCE GEORGE,
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT MANADEVAN HSS,
NILAMBUR, MALAPAPURAMA, PIN - 679329
22 JAYARAJAN POOSHALY
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT HSS KUNNUKAVU,
MALAPPURAMA, PIN - 679340
23 NINA.K. JOSE,
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT HSS PALAPPETTY,
MALAPPURAM, PIN - 679340
24 NANDINI NALLAT
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT VHSS, KATHIRUR,
KANNUR, PIN - 670642
25 KOCHUTHRESSIA.M.A.,
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT HSS,
MUZHAPPILANGADI, KANNUR, PIN - 670662
26 SIBI.V.
HSST JR. (COMMERCE), GOVERNMENT HSS KOTTILA,
KANNUR, PIN - 670334
27 KAVITHA KUMARI.G.
W/O. SOORAJ, UPSA, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL,
MANNANCHERRY, ALAPPUZHA-688 538, RESIDING A
PARAPPALLICHIRA HOUSE, MANNANCHERRY.P.O., ALAPPUZHA,
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PIN - 688538
28 REMA.V.S.,
W/O. AJITH KUMAR.S., U.P.S.A., GOVERNMENT GIRLS
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANIYAKULANGARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 615, RESIDING AT
MUKUNDANILAYAM, VENCODE, VATTAPPRA.P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695028
29 NIMMI DAS.P.
D/O. RAMADAS C. (LATE), GOVERNMENT VICTORIA GIRLS
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHITTUR.P.O., PALAKKAD-678
101, RESIDING AT VKV 122, MADATHIL HOUSE, KANNIYAR
PADAM, CHITTUR.P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN - 678101
30 HAMEED.M.,
S/O. MUHAMMED, LAB ASSISTANT (HG), GOVERNMENT HIGHER
SECONDARY SCHOOL KARUVARAKUNDU, KARUVARAKUNDU.P.O.,
MALAPPURAM-676523, RESIDING AT MOORKKAN HOUSE,
KAKKARA, PULVETTA.P.O., KARUVARAKUNDU, MALAPPURAM,
PIN - 676523
31 SINCHU.S.B.
W/O. JAYASANKAR.T., LAB ASSISTANT (HG), GOVERNMENT
VOCATIONAL & HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KARAKULAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 564, RESIDING AT MALHAR,
CHEKKAKONAM.P.O., KARAKULAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN
- 695564
32 SALEENA KILIYAMANNIL,
W/O. MUHAMMED BAKUTH, LAB ASSISTANT, GOVERNMENT
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAVANUR, ELAYUR,
IRIVETTY.P.O., MALAPPURAM-673639, RESIDING AT
KYAPPATTA HOUSE, CHENGARA, IRIVETTY.P.O.,
MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673639
33 SABITHA THOMAS,
W/O. JITHU.K.S., SENIOR CLERK, OFFICE OF THE
REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY
EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION ROAD, UP HILL,
MALAPPURAM-675505, RESIDING AT VATTAPPILLIL HOUSE,
NENMENIKUNNU.P.O., SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN -
673586
SMT.VINITHA B, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER
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THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP
FOR ADMISSION ON 12.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
A.Muhamed Mustaque, J.
The petitioners are third parties who got impleaded
before the Tribunal and not sought any relief. Now they seek a
prayer before this Court that 19 vacancies to be reported to the
Public Service Commission. The PSC is not a party to the
proceedings. In such matter, we cannot give any direction. The
petitioners are at liberty to move the Tribunal with fresh
application. We may not be able to give any direction in this
matter as there is no original application filed by the petitioners
before the Tribunal.
Therefore, this original petition is dismissed in limine.
Sd/-
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE
Sd/-
M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM JUDGE rkj
APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 174/2024
PETITIONER ANNEXURES
ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 144/2001/GL.EDN. DATED 16.04.2001 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 36/2005/GL.EDN. DATED 04.2.2005 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO. AD.B2/194881/D.G.E/ 2021 DATED 15.02.2021 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A4 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 296/2015/G.EDN. DATED 01.12.2015 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A5 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 144/2016/G.EDN. DATED 26.08.2016 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A6 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 2/2021/G.EDN. DATED 30.01.2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A7 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR NO. AD.B2/194881/2021/D.G.E. DATED 19.04.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A8 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR NO. AD.B2/194881/2021/D.G.E. DATED 29.04.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A9 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACTS OF THE SENIORITY LIST FOR THE SUBJECT COMMERCE PUBLISHED AS PER ORDER NO. AD.B2/194881/ D.G.E. DATED 10.08.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE A10 TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO. AD.B3/242989/D.G.E. DATED 11.08.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE R9a TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE RANKED LIST NO. 132/2021/SS VII, CAT. NO. 339/2017 BROUGHT INTO FORCE WITH EFFECT FROM 13.04.2021.
ANNEXURE R9b TRUE COPY OF THE SPECIAL RULES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PER G.O.(P) NO. 144/2001/GL.EDN. DATED 16.04.2021.
ANNEXURE R9c TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(MS) NO.
296/2015/GL.EDN. DATED 01.12.2015.
ANNEXURE R9d TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER AD.B2/194881/2021/D.G.E. DATED 10.08.2022.
ANNEXURE R9e TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER AD.B5/246612/2022/D.G.E. DATED 11.08.2022.
ANNEXURE R9f TRUE COPY OF THE AMENDMENT INCORPORATED TO ANNEXURE-
R9(B) SPECIAL RULES AS PER G.O. DATED 01.07.2023 AND HAS PUBLISHED THE SAME IN THE GAZETTE DATED 03.07.2023.
ANNEXURE R9g TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 12.01.2023 IN O.A. 1502/2022 OF THE HON'BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
ANNEXURE R9h TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. AD.B3/242989/22/D.G.E. DATED 08.02.2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
ANNEXURE R9i TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 12.01.2023 IN O.P. (KAT) NO. 86 OF 2022 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
ANNEXURE R2a TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. AD.B3/242989/ 2022/DGE DATED 08.02.2023 OF DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION.
ANNEXURE A11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. AD.B3/242989/D.G.E. DATED 08.02.2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE O.A.NO. 1502/2022 FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 18 BEFORE THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DATED 21.08.2022.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 02.09.2022 IN O.A. NO. 1502/2022 OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 07.11.2022 IN O.A. NO. 1502/2022 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 06.12.2022 IN O.A. NO. 1502/2022 OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 06.01.2023 IN O.A. NO. 1502/2022 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 12.01.2023 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IN O.A. NO.1502/2022.
EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AD.B3/242989/22/D.G.E. DATED 08.02.2023 ISSUED BY THE 20TH RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE IMPLEADING PETITION DATED 31.07.2023 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS IN O.A. 1502/2022.
EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 02.08.2023.
EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT DATED 17.03.2023 FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN EXT.P1 O.A.
EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER STATEMENT FILED BY RESPONDENTS 1 TO 18 DATED 29.05.2023.
EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 18.09.2023 IN O.A. NO.
1502/2022 OF THE HON'BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
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