Kerala High Court

Deepa B Nair vs State Of Kerala on 3 July, 2025

Author: A. Muhamed Mustaque

Bench: A.Muhamed Mustaque

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O.P. (KAT) No.258 of 2025
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            IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                             PRESENT

          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE

                                &

             THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JOHNSON JOHN

  THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JULY 2025 / 12TH ASHADHA, 1947

                     OP(KAT) NO. 258 OF 2025

         AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 28.03.2025 IN OA NO.363 OF

2025 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS 1, 3 TO 5 IN OA:

     1      DEEPA B NAIR, AGED 47 YEARS, D/O P K
            BALAKRISHNAN, WORKING AS RATIONING INSPECTOR,
            CIVIL SUPPLIES, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, KANAYANOOR,
            MINI CIVIL STATION, THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM- 682
            301, RESIDING AT HEMA NIVAS CHIRAYINKEEZHU,
            MUDAPPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 304

     2      SASIKUMAR A, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O ANANTHAN PILLAI,
            PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE RATIONING INSPECTOR,
            TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, INSIDE TIPPU COURT PALAKKAD-
            628 001. RESIDING AT SARANGI KUTTIMOODU,
            THALIKUZHY, P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695
            612

     3      DINESH KUMAR S, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O E.P. SADASIVAN
            PILLAI, PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE SENIOR
            SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICE, CIVIL
            STATION, PALAKKAD PIN- 678 001. RESIDING AT
            MADHAVAM, VELLICODE, P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN -
            698 648

     4      SUNIL KUMAR B, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O B. BHANU NADAR,
            PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE RATIONING INSPECTOR,
            TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, KANNUR, PIN-670 001.
            RESIDING AT CHARUVILAPUTHEN VEEDU, GANDHI NAGAR,
            VAMANAPURAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695
            606
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           BY ADVS.
           SHRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN
           SMT.NEENU PAVITHRAN
           SMT.MEGHA SAJEEVAN



RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS IN OA:

     1     STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO
           GOVERNMENT, FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER
           AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT
           THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001

     2     THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES,
           COMMISSIONERATE OF CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER
           AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM
           PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 003

     3     SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND
           CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE
           COMPLEX, MUSEUM PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695
           003

           B UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL      SR   GP


      THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP
FOR ADMISSION ON 03.07.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                        JUDGMENT

A. Muhamed Mustaque, J.

We note that an order has been passed by the Tribunal

in O.A. No.49 of 2024, directing the implementation of general

transfer through online method for the year 2025 in the Civil

Supplies Department.

2. It is submitted that a contempt petition is

pending. Now, the Government has issued an order dated

13.06.2025 permitting the offline mode of transfer till 31st

December 2025, until the online system is implemented.

3. In that view of the matter, the petitioner's

remedy is to approach the Tribunal seeking appropriate

modifications/review of the order in O.A. No.49 of 2024.

With liberty as above, this original petition stands

closed.

Sd/-

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE

Sd/-

JOHNSON JOHN JUDGE PR 2025:KER:48606

APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 258/2025

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure A1 in OA A TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION DATED 24.8.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE LST APPLICANT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT Annexure A2 in OA A TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION DATED 28.9.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND APPLICANT Annexure A3 in OA A TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION DATED 29.8.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD APPLICANT TO THE DIRECTOR, CIVIL SUPPLIES OFFICE, TVPM ALONG WITH FORWARDING LETTER NO.TSOPKD/332/2023-AL DAATE 29-8-2024 OF TALUK SUPPLAY OFFICER PALAKKAD TO DISTRICT SUPPLAY OFFICER PALAKKAD Annexure A4 in OA A TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION DATED 29.7.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH APPLICANT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE FORWARDING LERTTER NO. DSOPKD/1 76/2O24-CSL DATE 1-8-2O24 OF DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER PALAKKAD TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND MEDICAL REPORTS Annexure A5 in OA A TFUE COPY OF TRANSFER APPLICATION DATE NIL SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH APPLICANT TO THE DIRECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIESOFFICE TVPM Annexure A6 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13.11.2024, IN MA 2079/2024 IN OA 49/2024 ISSUED BY THE RAT, TVPM Annexure A7 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. G.O. (RT) NO. 391/2024/F&CS DATED DECEMBER 4, 2024 ISSUED BY THE LST RESPONDENT Annexure A8 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.

CCS/901/2024-82 DATED DECEMBER 5, 2024 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Annexure A9 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED DECEMBER 12, 2024, IN OP(KAT) 529 OF

Annexure A10 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 20.12.2024 IN OA 1962/2024 ISSUED BY THE RAT, TVPM Annexure A11 in OA A TINE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 20.1.2025 NO. CCS/79/2025-82 PASSED BY THE 2ND 2025:KER:48606

RESPONDENT.

Annexure A12 in OA A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.

CCS/841/2024-82 DATED 11.2.2025 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF OA 363/2025 DATED 14.02.2015 OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 28.03.2025 IN OA 363/25 OF THE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF GO(RT) NO. 183/2025/F&CS DATED 13.06.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT