K.Santhoshkumar v. Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this service matter, the petitioner, suffering from medical ailments, challenged his long-distance posting after promotion, seeking either relief from the posting or alternative accommodation within his city.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent authority to consider the petitioner's representation for alternative posting within the Kozhikkode city within two weeks, after affording a reasonable opportunity of heari
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY 2016/29TH ASHADHA, 1938
WP(C).No. 24210 of 2016 (A)
PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONER:
1. K.SANTHOSHKUMAR,AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,MANAVEETIL HOUSE, ERANBICKAL.P.O,KOZHIKODE-673303,(OFFICE ATTENDANT, KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD.,
WEST HILL BRANCH,CALICUT-673005).
BY ADVS.SMT.BIMALA BABY SRI.LINATMOL CHERIYAN
RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT:
1. KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED, BHADRATHA,THRISSUR-680020,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent authority must consider the petitioner's request for alternative posting within the Kozhikkode city in light of his medical conditions.
Whether the High Court should direct the respondent to afford a reasonable opportunity of hearing before deciding on the temporary relinquishment of promotion.
Whether an order directing the respondent authority to reconsider the petitioner's representation within a specific time frame is appropriate.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K.SANTHOSHKUMAR
- respondent
KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- respondent
THE BRANCH MANAGER, KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD.
Coram
Case details
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