Kerala High Court

State Of Kerala vs Sakthikumar.B on 29 January, 2025

Author: Anil K. Narendran

Bench: Anil K.Narendran

                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                 PRESENT
               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
                                    &
               THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.
          Wednesday, the 29th day of January 2025 / 9th Magha, 1946
                              WA NO. 690 OF 2024
    AGAINST JUDGMENT DATED 07.06.2023 IN WP(C) 20667/2011 OF THIS COURT
APPELLANT(S)/1ST RESPONDENT IN W.P.(C)::

     STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF
     KERALA, PIN - 682031

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER

RESPONDENT(S)/PETITIONERS & 2ND RESPONDENT IN W.P.(C)::

  1. SAKTHIKUMAR.B, STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,
     VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  2. JOSELET MATHEW ESTATE MANAGER GROUP B,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
     KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  3. SATHEESH KUMAR.R.S LABOUR WELFARE OFFICER,, STATE FARMING
     CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  4. KURIAN THOMAS LABOUR WELFARE OFFICER,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
     KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  5. SURESH KUMAR.B.V COMMERCIAL OFFICER,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
     KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  6. SHALLY ALEX ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
     KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  7. SURESH KUMAR.R ASSISTANT ENGINEER, STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA
     LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
  8. PURUSTHOTHAMAN.A ASSISTANT ENGINEER, MULLUMALA ESTATE,, STATE
     FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
     689696
  9. VIJAYAKUMAR.N JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT,, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE
     FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
     689696
 10. AJAYAN.MS ACCOUNTANT ASSISTANT GRADE-I,, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE
     FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
     689696
 11. SIVAKUMAR.P.S ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, KUMARAMKUDY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
     CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
 12. INDU V ASSISTANT GRADE I, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING
     CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
 13. RAMADEVI P.L TYPIST, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
     KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
 14. SUDHAMINI AMMA.O TYPIST, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING
     CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
 15. BEENA KO TYPIST, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA
     LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
 16. JYOTHILEKSHMI.L TYPIST,, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
17. AJITHA.T.P TYPIST,, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
18. GEETHAKUMARY TYPIST, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
19. SUNDARAN.N FIELD OFFICER, KUMARANKUDY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
20. AROMALUNNY.D FIELD SUPERVISOR, CHITHALVELI ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
21. GOPAKUMAR PN FIELD SUPERVISOR, MULLUMALA ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
22. AJI.V.K FULL TIME SWEEPER, CHITHALVELI ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
23. SARASWATHY AMMA.K FULL TIME SWEEPER, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
24. SAHADEVAN PILLAI.J ATTENDER, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
25. RATHEESH.P ATTENDER, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
26. PRASAD MG DRIVER, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
27. AJAYAR PR DRIVER, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
28. VIVEKANANDAN.K.K DRIVER, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
29. RAJAN KG DRIVER, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA
    LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
30. BABU.A DRIVER, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA
    LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
31. SIVARAMAN KK DRIVER, KUMARANKUDY ESTATE, STATE FARMING CORPORATION
    KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
32. PRASANNAKUMAR.K SECURITY GUARD,, REGISTERED OFFICE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
33. MOHANAN NAIR.G SECURITY GUARD, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
34. PRASAD S SECURITY GUARD, REGISTERED OFFICE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
35. SALAVUDDIN A SECURITY GUARD, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
36. SALIM M SECURITY GUARD, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
37. ISMAEL P SECURITY GUARD, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
38. MAJEED PN SECURITY GUARD, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
39. MUHAMMED KHAN CK SECURITY GUARD, CHITHALVETTY ESTATE, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD., VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
40. ABDUL AZEES H SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
     CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
41. SHIVADASAN K SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
42. RADHAKRISHNAN S SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
43. RAJENDRAN V.P SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
44. KRISHNANKUTTY V SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
45. NANDAKUMARA PILLAI SECURITY GUARD,CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
46. RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI N SECURITY GUARD,LATEX CENTRIFUGING FACTOR,,
    STATE FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR.,
    PIN - 689696
47. RAJAN M.Y SECURITY GUARD, KUMARANKUDY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
48. YESODHARAN K SECURITY GUARD, KUMARANKUDY ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
49. RAVEENDRAN M SECURITY GUARD, MULLUMALA ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
50. VARGHESE M SECURITY GUARD, MULLUMALA ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
51. BALACHANDRAN NAIR R SECURITY GUARD, MULLUMALA ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
52. VIJAYAKUMARAPILLAI G SECURITY GUARD, MULLUMALA ESTATE,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
53. ARJUNAN N SECURITY GUARD, CHERUPPITTAKAVU ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
54. STANLEY R SECURITY GUARD, CHERUPPITTAKAVU ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
55. SOMAN J SECURITY GUARD, CHERUPPITTAKAVU ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
56. RAJAN O SECURITY GUARD, CHERUPPITTAKAVU ESTATE,, STATE FARMING
    CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN - 689696
57. SREEKANDAN NAIR G SECURITY GUARD, CHERUPPITTAKAVU ESTATE,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
58. GEORGE DANIEL SECURITY GUARD, LATEX CENTRIFUGING FACTORY,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
59. VASUDEVAN PILLAI N SECURITY GUARD, CHITHELVETTY ESTATE,, STATE
    FARMING CORPORATION KERALA LTD.,, VETTITHITTA.P.O, PUNALUR., PIN -
    689696
60. STATE FARMING CORPORATION OF KERALA LIMITED, VETTITHITTA.P.O,,
    PUNALUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS, MANAGING DIRECTOR., PIN - 689696

BY ADV.K.SASIKUMAR FOR R1 TO R59
 SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN(SENIOR)AND ADV.DENIZEN KOMATH FOR R60




     Prayer for interim relief in the Writ Appeal stating that in the
circumstances stated in the appeal memorandum, the High Court be pleased
to issue an interim order staying the operation of the Judgment dated
07.06.2023 in W.P.(C) No..20667/2011, pending disposal of the Writ Appeal.
     This Writ Appeal again coming on for orders along with connected
cases on 29/01/2025 upon perusing the appeal memorandum and this court's
order dated 02/09/2024, the court on the same day passed the following:
              ANIL K. NARENDRAN & MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
             .............................................................................
                         W.A.Nos.33, 568 and 690 of 2024
                    ..............................................................
                    Dated this the 29th day of January, 2025

                                             ORDER

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The learned Senior Government Pleader would place

reliance on the decisions of the Apex Court in State of

Maharashtra v. Bhagwan and Others [(2022) 4 SCC 193],

T.M.Sampath and Others v. Secretary, Ministry of Water

Resources and Others [(2015) 5 SCC 333], Census

Commissioner and Others v. R.Krishnamurthy [(2015) 2

SCC 796] and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic

Sciences v. Bikartan Das [AIR 2023 SC 4011].

2. The learned Standing Counsel for the appellant State

Farming Corporation, the learned Government Pleader and the

learned counsel for party respondents seek an adjournment.