Sajan V.S v. Fact
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala vacated an interim stay and directed respondents to finalize selection for promotion to Engineer (Electrical) without a common seniority list. The Court allowed the petitioner to participate based on merit, experience, and performance.
What did the court decide?
Vacated the interim stay and directed the respondents to finalize the selection process for promotion within six weeks.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2016/28TH ASHADHA, 1938
WP(C).No. 27224 of 2013 (C)
PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONER:
1. SAJAN V.S
- S/O.SIVARAMA PILLAI, "MIDHILA", EAST KADUNAGLLUR, U.C.COLLEGE P.O., ALUVA, PIN - 683 102 AND PRESENTLY WORKING AS SENIOR TECHNICIAN (THERM-ELEC) ON DEPUTATION, FERTILIZER PLANT, UDYOGAMANDAL COMPLEX, FACT, UDYOGAMANDAL.
BY ADVS.SRI. GOVIND K.BHARATHAN (SR) SRI.C.A.JOY SRI.S.K.MADHU
RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS:
1. FACT REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTORC (CMD), UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., UDYOGAMANDAL, PIN - 683 501.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent must formulate a common seniority list before appointing Engineers via promotion in the integrated establishment.
Whether the selection procedure for promotion to the post of Engineer (Electrical) Layer 1 based on meritorious criteria instead of seniority violates any law or settlement.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SAJAN V.S
- respondent
FACT REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
- respondent
GENRAL MANAGER (HR), FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVANCORE LTD.
Coram
Case details
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