High Court of KeralaOP(KAT)/68/2015dismissed as infructuous

Joseph R v. P Biju

2015-11-20Honourable Mr.Justice K.Surendra Mohan,Honourable Mr. Justice Shaji P.Chaly2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/29TH KARTHIKA, 1937 OP(KAT).No. 68 of 2015 (Z) --------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN OA 970/2014 of KERALA ADMINISTRATIVETRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 05.01.2015 PETITIONER:

------------------- JOSEPH R, AGED 55 YEARS S/O. LAWRANCE J, SUERINTENDENT DIRECTOR OF STATE ARCHIVES, NALANDA, NANTHANCODE KOWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 086.

BY ADV. SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR RESPONDENTS/APPLICANT & RESPONDENTS 1&2 IN OA: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. P BIJU S/O. C.P. PRABHAKARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, LEELA NIVAS, KOLLOOR ROAD KANNAMMOOLA, MEDICAL COLLEGE THIUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 011 WORKING AS SUPERINTENDENT, REGIONAL ARCHIVES ERNAKULAM, KERALA - 682 011.

2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT KERALA CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT GOVERNEMNT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

3. THE DIRECTOR STATE ARCHIVES, DIRECTORATE OF ARCHIVES, NALANDA NANDANCODE, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003. R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. REKHA VASUDEVAN THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: smv

K. SURENDRA MOHAN & SHAJI P. CHALY, JJ.

----------------------------------------------- O.P.(KAT) No.68 of 2015 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of November, 2015

JUDGMENT

Surendra Mohan,J.

It is submitted that the petitioner has already retired from service on 31.5.2015 and that the 1st respondent has been promoted. This Original Petition was filed seeking promotion. This Original Petition has therefore become infructuous. The same is accordingly dismissed. However, it is made clear that the dismissal of this Original Petition shall be without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to submit a representation seeking any other relief that is available to him.

Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE Sd/- SHAJI P. CHALY JUDGE //true copy// P.A. To Judge smv 20.11.2015