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Ashok Kumar.G vs State Of Kerala
2024 Latest Caselaw 28107 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 28107 Ker
Judgement Date : 24 September, 2024

Kerala High Court

Ashok Kumar.G vs State Of Kerala on 24 September, 2024

                                                                   2024:KER:70905
WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016
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                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                 PRESENT
                  THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
     TUESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024 / 2ND ASWINA, 1946
                       WP(C) NO. 4918 OF 2013
PETITIONER/S:

     1       NANDAKUMAR
             SUB ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, 220 KV
             SUB STATION, BRAHMAPURAM, ERNAKULAM.
     2       SAJUKUMAR G.
             OVERSEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, 66 KV
             STATION, AIR PORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
     3       SREEKUMARAN. P
             SUB ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,
             ELECTRICAL SECTION, KALLIYOOR,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.

             BY ADV SRI.T.T.RAKESH


RESPONDENT/S:

     1       STATE OF KERALA
             REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, POWER
             DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
     2       KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN,
             PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN- 695 001.

     3       PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
             695 004. (THE ADDRESS OF R3 IS CORRECTED AS 'THE KERALA
             PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION' AS PER ORDER DATED
             27/03/2012 IN IA 4762/2013).
     4       KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN,
             PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004.

             BY ADVS. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC
                      SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB



      THIS   WRIT   PETITION    (CIVIL)       HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
24.09.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C)NO.28657/2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME
DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
                                                                    2024:KER:70905
WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016
                                          2



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
                    THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
     TUESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024 / 2ND ASWINA, 1946
                          WP(C) NO. 28657 OF 2016

PETITIONER/S:

             ASHOK KUMAR.G
             AGED 52 YEARS
             AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. N. GOPALAPILLAI, WORKING AS SUB
             ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY
             BOARD LTD., KRISHNAPURAM, ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING AT
             PALAPPIZHETHU HOUSE, KOTTAMPALLY, OACHIRA P.O., KOLLAM
             DISTRICT PIN- 690 526.

             BY ADV SRI.T.T.RAKESH


RESPONDENT/S:

     1       STATE OF KERALA
             REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT
             OF POWER, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 001.
     2       PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
             REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 004.
     3       THE SECRETARY
             PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM,
             THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 004.
     4       THE CHIEF ENGINEER HRM
             KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN,
             PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN- 695 001.

             BY ADV SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC


      THIS   WRIT    PETITION   (CIVIL)       HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
24.09.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).4918/2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
                                                                        2024:KER:70905
WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016
                                          3


                          JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 24th day of September, 2024)

The petitioners in both the writ petitions are

employees of Kerala State Electricity Board. Writ Petition

No. 4918 of 2013 is filed for a direction to accept

applications submitted by the petitioners to the post of

Asst. Engineer (Electrical) whereas Writ Petition No.

28657 of 2016 is filed to allow the petitioner to participate

in the interview conducted for appointment by transfer to

the post of Asst. Engineer (Electrical), under 10% quota.

2. When the matter is taken up today for

consideration, it is submitted that the petitioners in both

the writ petitions have already retired from service and

nothing survives in the writ petitions .

Accordingly, the writ Petitions are closed as infructuous.

Sd/-

P.M.MANOJ JUDGE SM 2024:KER:70905 WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 28657/2016

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXT. P1 TRUE COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION IN CATEGORY NO.415/2011 DATED 29.11.2011.

EXT. P2 TRUE COPY OF THE BOARD ORDER NO 10/2012 (ESTT.II/6903/2001) DATED 03.01.2012. EXT. P3 TRUE COPY OF THE BOARD ORDER NO 1029/2012 (ESTT.II/6903/2001) DATED 19.05.2012. EXT. P4 TRUE COPY OF THE VERIFICATION LETTER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 19.9.2012. EXT. P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ADMISSION TICKET ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT. P6 TRUE COPY OF THE SHORT LIST PREPARED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) DATED 30.12.2015. EXT. P7 TRUE COPY OF THE VERIFICATION LETTER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 25.2.2016. EXT. P8 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 8.8.2016. EXT. P9 TRUE COPY OF THE SAID ORDER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 19.8.2016. EXT. P10 TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THOZHIL VARTHA DATED 25.08.2008.

EXT. P11 TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN THOZHIL VARTHA DATED 4.2.2012.

EXT. P12 AN ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION NO. GRIIB (1) 6129/08/GW DATED 2.2.2009 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT. P13 TRUE COPY OF THE SERVICE CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE BOARD DATED 1.03.2016.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS NIL

P.A.TO JUDGE TRUE COPY 2024:KER:70905 WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4918/2013

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE GUIDELINES NO.EB7/NOC/PART

- TIME 2011/2012 DATED 22.10.2010 EXHIBIT P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FOURTH RESPONDENT DATED 17.02.2011 EXHIBIT P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 29.11.2011 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER B.O.(FM)NO.10/2012 (ESTT.II/6903/2001 DATED 3.1.2012. EXHIBIT P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE SECOND PETITIONER DATED 4.1.2012 EXHIBIT P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER B.O.(FM)NO.1029/2012 (ESTT.II/6903/2001 DATED 19.5.2012 EXHIBIT P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER RECEIVED BY THE SECOND PETITIONER DATED 19.9.2012 EXHIBIT P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER RECEIVED BY THE SECOND PETITIONER DATED 16.10.2012. EXHIBIT P9 AN ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION NO.GRIIB(1) 6129/08/GW DATED 2.2.2009 EXHIBIT P10 THE NEWS PUBLISHED THOZHIL VARTHA DATED 25.8.2008 EXHIBIT P11 THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN THOZHIL VEEDHI DATED 4.2.2012.

EXHIBIT P12            .

EXHIBIT P13            .

EXHIBIT P14            A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION

NO.L.R.I(1)927/11/LW DATED 25/02/2016 ISSUED TO THE FIRST PETITIONER FOR CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION.

EXHIBIT P15 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CALL LETTER OF THE SECOND RESPONDENT VIDE COMMUNICATION NO.L.R.I(1)927/11/LW DATED 17/08/2016. EXHIBIT P16 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CALL LETTER OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT VIDE COMMUNICATION NO.L.R.I(1)927/11/LW DATED 17/08/2016. EXHIBIT P17 A TRUE COPY OF THE RANK LIST NO.880/2016/SS VI OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) (BY TRANSFER- 10% QUOTA).

2024:KER:70905 WP(C) NOs. 4918 of 2013 & 28657 of 2016

EXHIBIT P18 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT CHART WITH FILE NO.R1B(2)383/17/GW FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) BY TRANSFER 10% QUOTA. EXHIBIT P19 A TRUE COPY OF THE ADDENDUM NOTIFICATION NO.SS/VI/AE/ELECTRICAL B/T/KSEB/RL/2016 DATED 22/03/2017 FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) BY TRANSFER 10% QUOTA ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS NIL

P.A.TO JUDGE TRUE COPY

 
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