The High Court of Kerala dismissed an original petition as infructuous because the Government had re-admitted the petitioner to duty after the Administrative Tribunal passed its order, rendering the challenge academic.
Petitioner dismissed as infructuous due to re-appointment to duty.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.HARILAL
WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2015/11TH CHAITHRA, 1937
OP(KAT).No. 82 of 2015 (Z)
AGAINST THE ORDER IN OA (EKM) 109/2015 of KERALA ADMINISTRATIVETRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 10-02-2015.
PETITIONER(S):
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N.PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED 44 YEARS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, KODAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KODAKARA P.O., THRISSUR-680 684, (UNDER ORDER OF SUSPENSION).
BY ADVS.SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN SRI.ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU T.K.
RESPONDENT(S):
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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, MUSEUM JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.
3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, CIVIL STATION, THRISSUR, KERALA-680 003.
BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. S. JAMAL
THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01-04-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & K. HARILAL, JJ.
O.P. (KAT) No.82 of 2015-Z
Dated this the 1st day of April, 2015
JUDGMENT
Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J.
The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after the judgment issued by the Tribunal, the Government have themselves re-admitted the petitioner to duty revoking the suspension. He, therefore, says that this original petition has become merely academic and can hence be closed as infructuous.
Sd/-
THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE)
Sd/-
(K. HARILAL, JUDGE)
Nan/
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P.S. to Judge
O.P. (KAT) No.82 of 2015 -: 2 :-
N. Pradeep Kumar
State of Kerala
Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan
K. Harilal
As recorded by the court registry
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