Kerala High Court
Abhilash Wilfred vs Airports Authority Of India on 17 February, 2025
Author: D. K. Singh
Bench: D. K. Singh
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH
MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 / 28TH MAGHA, 1946
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PETITIONER:
ABHILASH WILFRED
AGED 47 YEARS
RESIDING AT T. C 11/1628,PLAMOODU CHARACHIRA ROAD,
KAUDIAR P.O, TRIVANDRUM,, PIN - 695003
BY ADVS.
JOHNSON GOMEZ
SANJAY JOHNSON
JOHN GOMEZ
ANN MARIA SEBASTIAN
ARUN JOHNY
DEEBU R.
ABIN JACOB MATHEW
SANJITH JOHNSON
RESPONDENTS:
1 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS,
RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT, NEW DELHI, PIN
- 110003
2 THE HONOURABLE MEMBER (HR)
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, NEW
DELHI, PIN - 110003
3 THE HONOURABLE MEMBER (OPS)
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, NEW
DELHI, PIN - 110003
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4 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (HR)
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,
RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN, SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT, NEW DELHI, PIN
- 110003
5 THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SR)
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHERN REGION, OPERATIONAL OFFICES COMPLEX, CHENNAI.,
PIN - 600016
6 THE OFFICER IN CHARGE
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AIRPORT,
VALLAKKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA,
PIN - 695008
BY ADVS.
SABU GEORGE .
P.B.KRISHNAN (SR.)(K/1193/1994)
P.B.SUBRAMANYAN(K/1145/2009)
MANU VYASAN PETER(K/000652/2013)
AISWARYA MOHAN(K/274/2020)
CHITRA JOHNSON(K/000924/2018)
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
17.02.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
The petitioner is employed as an Assistant Manager (Ops.) at
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The said Airport has been
taken over by Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd,
a private entity. As a result thereof, the petitioner has been
transferred from his present place of posting to the Chennai
International Airport. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition
impugning the transfer order in Ext.P4. At the time of granting the
interim order, the learned counsel for the petitioner made a
submission that after 31.03.2025 he would join the transferred
place. At the time of granting the interim order, this Court directed
the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner to
retain him upto 31.03.2025 and would join the transferred place
thereafter.
2. The learned counsel for the Airport Authority has
produced the order on the said representation of the petitioner. The
Competent Authority has passed the order on 25.10.2024 retaining
the petitioner at his present place of posting, i.e., at
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport up to 31.03.2025 on the
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ground of child's education.
Considering the fact that the petitioner himself has undertaken
to join at his transferred place, i.e., at Chennai International Airport
after 31.03.2025, nothing survives in this Writ Petition, and
therefore, the same is hereby closed. The petitioner is directed to
join his transferred place of posting, i.e., Chennai International
Airport latest by 07.04.2025.
Sd/-D. K. SINGH
JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 35998/2024
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED
12/09/2024 ALONG WITH ITS SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS IS SUBMITTED BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.
Exhibit P1(a) A TRUE COPY OF THE BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE DATED
12/09/2024 ISSUED BY HOLY ANGELS' ISC SCHOOL,
NANTHENCODE
Exhibit P1(b) A TRUE COPY OF THE TREATMENT CERTIFICATE
DATED 17TH NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUED BY THE
REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE OPTION FORM FOR TRANSFER
DATED 15/12/2023, SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER
BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.1
Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE CORPORATE HRM CIRCULAR NO.
01/2018 DATED 23RD JANUARY 2018, ISSUED BY
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (HR), AIRPORTS
AUTHORITY OF INDIA
Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER REGARDING TRANSFER
F.NO.A-22015/01/2024/OPS /ES-IV DATED
11/09/2024 ISSUED BY THE JT. GENERAL MANAGER
(HR) OF RESPONDENT NO.1
Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.
60011/41/2022/MPP(170324)/110 DATED
19.09.2024
Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.AAI/SR/2-
2(7)/EA/R&P DATED 18/09/2024 REGARDING THE
TRANSFER FROM TRIVANDRUM AIRPORT (PPP)-FIRE
CADRE ISSUED BY THE ASSTT.GENERAL MANAGER
(HR) SOUTHERN REGION,CHENNAI
Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER
NO.FL.NO.A.60011/4/2023-ES-III(CIVIL)230419
DATED 24/04/2024
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Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER
NO.FL.NO.A.23011/03/2024-ES-III(ELECT)/231560
DATED 30/04/2024
Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER
NO.FL.NO.A.60011/4/2023-ES-III(CIVIL) DATED
30/04/2024
Exhibit P10 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.
AAI/RHQ/WR/HR/EST-IV/FIRE/NON EXE TRF. 2024-
25/34 DATED 05.04.2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT
NO.1
Exhibit P11 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.
F.NO.A.60011/4/2023-ES-III(215184)/293 DATED
07/06/2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1
Exhibit P12 A TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.
A.60011/41/2022/MPP(170324) DATED 10.10.2023
Exhibit P13 A TRUE COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER DATED
30.04.2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT
Exhibit P14 A TRUE COPY OF THE RETENTION ORDER DATED
29.07.2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT
Exhibit P15 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER F.NO.A-
22015/01/2024/OPS./ES-IV DATED 11/09/2024
ISSUED BY THE JT. GENERAL MANAGER (HR) OF
RESPONDENT NO.1
Exhibit P16 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION LETTER BY
THE PETITIONER DATED 03/10/2024 ADDRESSING
Exhibit P17 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.
A.22012/1/FS/2023-ES-IV/393/405 DATED
21/07/2024 ISSUED BY THE JT. GENERAL MANAGER
(HR) OF RESPONDENT NO.1
RESPONDENT EXHIBITS
Exhibit-R1(a) True copy of Order
F.No.A.60011/2/2024/OPs/ES-lV dated 25-10-
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