Kerala High Court

Sajan K.J vs State Of Kerala on 6 March, 2025

Author: D. K. Singh

Bench: D. K. Singh

WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH

    THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 15TH PHALGUNA, 1946

                       WP(C) NO. 31507 OF 2024


PETITIONER:

          M PRABHUDHAS
          AGED 57 YEARS
          DEPUTY MANAGER (PURCHASE), KLD BOARD LTD, HEAD OFFICE,
          PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, -695 004, KERALA, RESIDING
          AT 684-G, GERIZIM, NH220, PAMBANAR PO, PEERMADE,
          IDUKKI, KERALA, PIN - 685531


          BY ADVS.
          REKHA VASUDEVAN
          SOYA D.C
          MAHESH C.R.
          ELIZABETH V.JOSEPH
          ASWATHY ANILKUMAR




RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GENERAL
          ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695001

    2     THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY
          FINANCE (PRC-C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695001

    3     THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRY
          DEVELOPMENT), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA,
          PIN - 695001
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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    4     KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GOKULAM, PATTOM,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695004

    5     THE CHAIRMAN
          KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD, GOKULAM, PATTOM,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695004


          BY ADV Millu Dandapani


     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
06.03.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).40178/2024 & 46344/2024, THE COURT ON
THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH

    THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 15TH PHALGUNA, 1946

                       WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024


PETITIONERS:

          SAJIMON E.J.
          AGED 58 YEARS
          SON OF JOSEPH ZACHARIA, ATTENDANT, KLD BOARD LTD,
          MATTUPETTY P.O., MUNNAR, KERALA, RESIDING AT EATTATHU
          HOUSE, AYARKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM, KERALA, PIN - 686564


          BY ADVS.
          REKHA VASUDEVAN
          SOYA D.C
          MAHESH C.R.
          ELIZABETH V.JOSEPH
          ASWATHY ANILKUMAR
          ANN MARY ANSEL




RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GENERAL
          ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695001

    2     THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY
          FINANCE (PRC-C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695001

    3     THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRY
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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          DEVELOPMENT), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA,
          PIN - 695001

    4     KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GOKULAM, PATTOM,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695004

    5     THE CHAIRMAN
          KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD, GOKULAM, PATTOM,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695004



     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
06.03.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).31507/2024 & 46344/2024 THE COURT ON
THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH

    THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 15TH PHALGUNA, 1946

                       WP(C) NO. 46344 OF 2024


PETITIONERS:

          SAJAN K.J,
          AGED 58 YEARS
          S/O.LATE K.J. JOSEPH,VETERINARY ATTENDANT, KLD BOARD
          LTD, DHONI FARIM, PALAKKAD-678009,RESIDING AT
          KUZHIKKALLAYIL HOUSE, MUNDIAPPALLY P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA
          - 689581.


          BY ADVS.
          REKHA VASUDEVAN
          SOYA D.C
          MAHESH C.R.
          ELIZABETH V.JOSEPH
          ASWATHY ANILKUMAR
          ANN MARY ANSEL




RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA,
          REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GENERAL
          ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA, PIN - 695001

    2     THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,
          FINANCE (PRC-C)
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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           DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA, PIN -
           695001

    3      THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
           DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL(ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DIARY
           DEVELOPMENT), SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA,
           PIN - 695001

    4      KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD,
           REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
           GOKULAM,PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA, PIN - 695004

    5      THE CHAIRMAN
           KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
           BOARD,GOKULAM,PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,KERALA, PIN -
           695004

    6      THE MANAGER,
           KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD LTD,DHONI
           FARM,PALAKKAD,KERALA-678009



     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
06.03.2025 ALONG WITH W.P.(C) Nos.31507/2024 & 40178/2024, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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                                 JUDGMENT

[WP(C) Nos.31507/2024, 40178/2024 & 46344/2024]

The petitioners are employees of the Kerala Livestock

Development Board. The petitioners have approached this Court for

the following prayers:

"i). Declare that the petitioner is fully entitled to be continued in service till the final decision pursuant to Exhibit P6 is taken by the Government as directed by this Honourable Court in Exhibit P11, P13 and P14 judgment read along with Exhibits P12, P15 and P16 orders;

ii) Direct the 4th respondent to continue the petitioner in service till the decision, as directed by this Honourable Court in Exhibit P11, P13 and P14 judgment read along with Exhibits P12, P15 and P16 orders, is rendered on enhancement of the age of retirement by the 1st respondent, by the issuance of writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction;

iii) To dispense with the need for filing english translations of documents in vernacular languages;

iv) Grant such other reliefs as may be prayed for and as the court may deem fit to grant and Grant the cost of the writ petition."

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners clearly concedes

that the issue involved in these writ petitions is covered by the

judgment of the learned Division Bench of this Court in State of WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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Kerala v. Jyothish Kumar V. [2025 KHC OnLine 161].

In view of the aforesaid stand of the learned counsel for the

petitioners, these writ petitions are hereby dismissed.

Sd/-D. K. SINGH JUDGE

lsn WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40178/2024

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE 193RD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE KLDB HELD ON 19.12.2013

Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

PMB/3862/2006/1254 DATED 18.04.2017 ADDRESSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT

Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. F1/29/2017-AH DATED 12.08.2017 ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT

Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE G O (P) NO. 131/2022/FIN DATED 29.10.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT

Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE G O (P) NO. 135/2022/FIN DATED 04.11.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT

Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE G O (MS) NO. 72/2023/FIN DATED 19.04.2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT

Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 06.10.2023 ADDRESSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT

Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. F1/82/2023-AH DATED 03.11.2023 ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT

Exhibit P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE G O (MS) NO. 88/2023/ID DATED 21.12.2023 ISSUED BY THE INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT

Exhibit P10 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

P.M.B/3862/2006 DATED 22.12.2023 ADDRESSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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Exhibit P11 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 28.02.2024 IN W P (C) NO. 2357 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P12 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 18.06.2024 IN I A NO. 1 OF 2024 IN W P (C) NO. 2357 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P13 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 11.04.2024 IN WP(C) NO. 11951 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P14 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 11.04.2024 IN WP(C) NO 12147 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P15 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 09.08.2024 IN I A NO. 1 OF 2024 IN W P (C) NO. 11951 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P16 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 09.08.2024 IN I A NO. 1 OF 2024 IN W P (C) NO. 12147 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P17 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 26.9.2024 IN WPC NO. 31507 OF 2024 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT

Exhibit P18 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. B.2/1484/98/LW DATED 30.10.2024 ISSUED BY THE 4H RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER

Exhibit P19 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 7.11.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT BOARD THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL WP(C) NO. 40178 OF 2024 & conn.cases

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31507/2024