Kerala High Court

Ajithkumar C. T vs Shibulal A on 6 February, 2024

Author: Amit Rawal

Bench: Amit Rawal

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                             PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
                                  &
              THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA
     TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
                        WA NO. 52 OF 2023
 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 20345/2020 OF HIGH COURT OF
                              KERALA
APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 4 AND 9:

    1     AJITHKUMAR C. T.
          PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
          THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    2     MURALEEDHARAN M. K.
          PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
          THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

          BY ADVS.
          NISHA GEORGE
          GEORGE POONTHOTTAM (SR.)


RESPONDENTS/WRIT PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 AND 5 TO 8:

    1     SHIBULAL A.
          AGED 41 YEARS
          S/O.BABU, SHYABU HOUSE, SANTHARUTHIVAYAL,
          KARUVACHERY P.O., KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673010

    2     UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
          REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THENHIPALAM,
          MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    3     VICE CHANCELLOR
          UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
          MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    4     THE SYNDICATE
          UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,
          THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    5     RAVEENDRAN M.
          PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
          MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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    6       ABDUL KAREEM N.
            PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
            THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    7       BIJU P.
            PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
            THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    8       MARTIN N. J.
            PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
            THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

            BY ADVS.
            M.PROMODH KUMAR
            SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY
            LAKSHMI RAMADAS
            P.CHANDRASEKHAR
            A.L.NAVANEETH KRISHNAN
            S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY(K/000292/77)
            SREEDHAR RAVINDRAN(K/559/2012)
            JENNY THANKAM(J-541)
            C.RAMAN(R-250)
            ANOOP KRISHNA(k/001468/2018)
            ANAND SANKAR(K/000657/2018)
            REGIMOL M.K.(K/213/2018)


     THIS    WRIT   APPEAL   HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
06.02.2024, ALONG WITH WA.31/2023, 47/2023 AND CONNECTED
CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                          PRESENT
           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
                                &
           THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA
 TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
                     WA NO. 31 OF 2023
 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 18671/2020 OF HIGH COURT OF
                           KERALA
APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 4 AND 9:

    1     AJITHKUMAR C.T.
          PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
          THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    2     MURALEEDHARAN M.K
          AGED 46 YEARS
          PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
          THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

          BY ADV NISHA GEORGE


RESPONDENTS/WRIT PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3, 5 TO 8
AND 10:

    1     SANEESH M. V.
          AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN K. M.,
          SAJITHA NIVAS, KUTTOOLANGADI,
          RAMANATTUKARA - 673633, KOZHIKODE

    2     SURENDRAN K.
          AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN,
          KALLIYATH HOUSE, ARIYANNUR P. O.,
          KANDANASSERY, THRISSUR., PIN - 680102

    3     PRAMOD K.
          AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. SREEDHARAN K.,
          KUNIYIL HOUSE, KAPPAD P. O.,
          CHEMMANCHERY VIA, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673304
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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    4    UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
         REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THENHIPALAM,
         MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    5    VICE CHANCELLOR
         UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
         MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    6    THE SYNDICATE
         UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THENHIPALAM,
         MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    7    RAVEENDRAN M.
         PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    8    ABDUL KAREEM N
         PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

    9    BIJU P.
         PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

   10    MARTIN N. J.
         PRINTER GR.II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673635

   11    STATE OF KERALA
         REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
         GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, (HIGHER EDUCATION
         DEPARTMENT) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

         BY ADVS.
         S.PRASANTH (AYYAPPANKAVU)
         SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY
         ELVIN PETER P.J.
         P.CHANDRASEKHAR
         A.L.NAVANEETH KRISHNAN
         VARSHA BHASKAR(K/487/2004)
         THRESSY THOMAS(K/000161/2017)
         ANUPAMA SIBI(K/698/2019)
         LAKSHMI RAMADAS
         APARNA RAJAN(K/851/2009)
         S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY(K/000292/77)
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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            JENNY THANKAM(J-541)
            C.RAMAN(R-250)
            ANOOP KRISHNA(k/001468/2018)
            ANAND SANKAR(K/000657/2018)
            REGIMOL M.K.(K/213/2018)

            VIPIN K DAS SR. GP


     THIS    WRIT   APPEAL   HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
06.02.2024, ALONG WITH WA.52/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
                  THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
                                      &
                 THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA
    TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
                            WA NO. 47 OF 2023
 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN P(C) 19535/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF
                                   KERALA
APPELLANT/PETITIONER IN THE WRIT PETITION:

               SYAM KUMAR C
               AGED 36 YEARS, SON OF SUKUMARAN C,
               OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GRADE-II,
               CALICUT UNIVERSITY PRESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
               THENHIPALAM, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P O,
               MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA- 670 635
               RESIDING AT AKKOTTUCHALIL HOUSE, ALLY P O,    MUKKOM
               (VIA), KOZHIKODE, KERALA, PIN - 673602

               BY ADVS.
               REKHA VASUDEVAN
               P.PRATHYUSHA
               ROJIT ZACHARIAH


RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS IN THE WRIT PETITION:

    1          THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
               REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, THENHIPALAM, CALICUT
               UNIVERSITY P.O., CALICUT,
               KERALA, PIN - 673635

    2          THE REGISTRAR
               UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
               CALICUT UNIVIERSITY P.O., CALICUT,
               KERALA, PIN - 673635

               SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN -SC
               SRI.VIPIN K. DAS - SR. GP

        THIS    WRIT   APPEAL    HAVING   COME   UP   FOR   ADMISSION   ON
06.02.2024, ALONG WITH WA.52/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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         IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                             PRESENT
           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
                                &
          THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA
 TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
                        WA NO. 68 OF 2023
 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 21145/2020 OF HIGH COURT OF
                             KERALA
APPELLANT/PETITIONER:

         MURALEEDHARAN M.K.
         AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. DAMODARAN.M.K.,
         PRINTER GRADE-II, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM, RESIDING AT THARAYIL
         HOUSE, P.O.KADALUNDI, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673302

         BY ADVS.
         NISHA GEORGE
         GEORGE POONTHOTTAM (SR.)


RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

    1    THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
         THEHNIPALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT,
         REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, PIN - 673635

    2    THE REGISTRAR
         UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THEHNIPALAM P.O.,
         MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    3    THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION)
         UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM P.O.,
         MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    4    THE SUPERINTENDENT
         UNIVERSITY PRESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THEHNIPALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT,
         PIN - 673635
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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    5       DASAN UTTARAMBIL
            OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GRADE II,
            UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THEHNIPALAM ,
            MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

            BY ADVS.
            AMAL KASHA
            T.B.HOOD(K/000253/1998)
            M.ISHA(K/001052/1998)
            SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN - SC


     THIS    WRIT   APPEAL   HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
06.02.2024, ALONG WITH WA.52/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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         IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                           PRESENT
           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
                              &
          THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA
 TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
                     WA NO. 82 OF 2023
  AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 19190/2022 OF HIGH
                      COURT OF KERALA
APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:

    1    BIJU. P
         PRINTER GRADE-I UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
         RESIDING AT PALAKUZHIYIL MANASSERY P O MUKKOM,
         KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN - 673602

    2    MARTIN N J
         PRINTER GRADE-I UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
         RESIDING AT NADUVILATHARA CHETTIYARMAD ,
         PALLIKAL P O MALAPPURAM, PIN - 673634

         BY ADVS.
         ANSHIN K.K
         A.L.NAVANEETH KRISHNAN
         S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY(K/000292/77)


RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

    1    THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
         THENHIPALAM P.O.,
         MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635,
         REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR,

    2    VICE CHANCELLOR
         UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
         THENHIPALAM P.O.,
         MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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    3       SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
            UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM P.O.,
            MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635
            REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR.,

    4       THE SUPERINTENDENT
            UNIVERSITY PRESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,
            THENHIPALAM P.O.,
            MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673635

    5       MOHAMMED FAROOK.P
            OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GRADE-II
            UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
            MALAPPURAM-, PIN - 679635

    6       DASAN UTTARAMBIL
            OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR GRADE-II
            UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,
            MALAPPURAM, PIN - 679635

    7       THE STATE OF KERALA,
            REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
            DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION,SECRETARIAT,
            THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

            BY ADVS.
            SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, CALICUT UNIVERSITY
            AMAL KASHA
            T.B.HOOD(K/000253/1998)
            M.ISHA(K/001052/1998)


     THIS    WRIT   APPEAL   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR   ADMISSION   ON
06.02.2024, ALONG WITH WA.52/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases
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                               JUDGMENT

[WA Nos.52/2023, 31/2023, 47/2023, 68/2023, 82/2023]

Amit Rawal, J.

1. These writ appeals have been preferred against the

judgment of the Single Bench wherein relief sought has been

accepted in part by issuing following directions:

Resultantly;

a) WP(C)Nos.21145/2020, 19190/2020 and 19535/2022 are ordered and the University is directed to grant eligible promotions to the petitioners, strictly adverting to seniority, subject to any action which they initiate and complete with respect to their initial appointments; however, which shall be done only in terms of law and after affording necessary opportunity of being heard to them.

b) WP(C)Nos.18671/2020 and 20345/2020 are disposed of, directing that the petitioners herein will also be heard at the time when the University intends to take any

action in terms of the direction (a) above."

2. Sri.George Poonthottam and other learned senior

counsel submits that in view of the direction issued by the

Single Bench an order has been passed against the appellants.

In fact, the writ petitioners had no locus standi to submit a

complaint challenging the qualifications of the

appellants/respondents before the Single Bench. WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

3. We are of the view that in pursuance of the direction

by the Single Bench, under challenge in these appeals, already

an order has been passed. Appellants/respondents would have

alternate remedy to challenge the same in accordance with law.

With the aforementioned observations, all these appeals

stand closed, uninfluenced by the findings, if any, on merits by

the Single Bench. At this stage, we have been informed that

owing to the interim order passed by this Court, the said

remedy has not been availed. Thus we give two weeks time to

the appellants to avail the remedy. Till such time, interim order

of stay shall continue.

Sd/-

AMIT RAWAL JUDGE

Sd/-

C.S. SUDHA JUDGE nak WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure-1 TRUE COPY OF THE RTI REPLY NO.D5/RTI-

04/2021/CTE DATED 25.02.2021.

Annexure-2 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(RT) NO.

632/2022/H.EDN DATED 04.05.2022.

Annexure-3 TRUE COPY OF THE MARK LIST OF THE 2ND APPELLANT DATED 06.12.1995.

Annexure-4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. P3/1791/2020 DATED 22.10.2020 ISSUED BY THE STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING & RESEARCH

Annexure-5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.C4/13061/20/DTE DATED 10.11.2020 ISSUED FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Annexure-6 TRUE COPY OF THE FILE NOTES PERTAINING TO THE CLARIFICATIONS SOUGHT BY THE UNIVERSITY.

Annexure-7 . TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER U.O.NO.

12036/2022/ADMN DATED 18.06.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.

Annexure-8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 25.06.2022 IN W.P(C) NO. 18671/2020 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.

Annexure 9 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO. 196633/AD-A-

ASST-3/2019/ADMIN DATED 30.03.2023 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY

Annexure 10 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SYNDICATE OF THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY HELD ON 30.09.2023

Annexure 11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER BEARING U.O.NO.

19195/2023/ADMN DATED 12.12.2023 PASSED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT. WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure I TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 29.06.2022 IN W.P (C) NO. 18671 OF 2022

Annexure II TRUE COPY OF THE U.O.NO.

12036/2022/ADMN DATED 18.06.2022 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY.

Annexure III TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING CONVENED ON 30.9.2023 BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY

Annexure IV TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SPECIAL RULES G.O. (P) NO.

19/2016/H.EDN DATED 30.9.2016

Annexure V TRUE COPY OF THE UNIVERSITY ORDER NO.

19195/2023/ADMN DATED 12.12.2023 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

Annexure VI TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 05.04.2023 IN W.A. NO. 31 OF 2023 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE TRIBUNAL WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure-I TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER BEARING U.O.NO.

12036/2022/ADMN DATED 18.06.2022 ISSUED BY THE CALICUT UNIVERSITY.

Annexure-II TRUE COPY OF THE FILE NOTES PERTAINING TO THE CLARIFICATIONS SOUGHT BY THE UNIVERSITY

Annexure-III TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 29.06.2022 IN W.P(C) NO. 18671/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure-I TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER U.O.NO.

12036/2022/ADMN DATED 18.06.2022

Annexure-II TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 29.06.2022 IN W.P(C) NO.18671/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES

Annexure III TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO. 196633/AD-

ASST-3/2019/ADMIN DATED 30.03.2023 WA NO.52/2023 & Conn. Cases

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure1 TRUE COPY OF THE RTI REPLY NO.D5/RTI-

04/2021/CTE DATED 25.02.2021

Annexure-2 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(RT) NO.

632/2022/H.EDN DATED 04.05.2022

Annexure-3 TRUE COPY OF THE MARK LIST OF THE 2ND APPELLANT DATED 06.12.1995