The petitioners sought mandamus for payment of 1997 pay revision arrears with interest. The Kerala High Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous on the date of admission in December 2022, without recording specific reasons for the frustration of the subject matter.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
FRIDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA,
1944
WP(C) NO. 4885 OF 2014
PETITIONER/S:
1 T.AYYAPPAN KALIYAL VILAKATHU VEEDU, KARIYAMCODE, KATTAKKODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)2 T.D.VIJAYAKUMAR TD SADANAM, ARUMALOOR, KANDALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 512 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)3 R.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR TC 13/867, GOPIKA, VANCHIYOOR P.O., MULAVANA, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA)4 M.ANTONY JOSE ABJ HOUSE, PONGARAKONAM, KATTAKKADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)5 S.ALEXANDER GRACE BHAVAN, UNDAPARA, POOVACHAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 575 (SM.KATTAKKADA DEPOT)6 P.PRATHEEP KUMAR SUDARSHANAM, PLAVOOR, AMACHALA P.O., KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA)7 G.SUNIL KUMAR KUNDARATHALAKKAL VEEDU, MAMPAZHAKKARA, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR, THIRVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 126 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)8 ALEXANDER CHACKO T.C 2/2292, TP ROAD, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM - 695 004, (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)9 M.JALADAKUMARI RAMALEKSHMI MANDIRAM, NADOORKOLLA, AMARAVILA P.O., DHANUVACHAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (SUPERINTENDENT, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)W. P. (C) No. 4885 of 2014
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10 K.S.JAYACHANDRAN SUKRUTHAM, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (S.M.KATTAKKADA)11 C.RAJAN C.J.BHAVAN, NAVETTIKONAM, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)12 K.JOSE K.S.BHAVAN, PAVANCODE, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 125 (INSPECTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)13 JOSE M JACOB MARY BHAVAN, KEEZHAROOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 130, (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)14 K.JYOTHI KUMAR THAKIDIYIL, AMACHAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)15 A.MUHAMMED SHERIEF DARUL AMAN, KOKKARA, KALLODE, KUTTICHAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 574, (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)16 R.CHITHRALEKHA CHANDRALAYAM, ETTIRUTHI, KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (SUPERINTENDENT, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)17 P.V.PREEJA PUTHUVAL PUTHAN VEEDU, CHERIYAMCODE, EDAYAL, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 125 (SEL.GR.ASSISTANT, KATTAKADA DEPOT)18 I.SREEDEVI PLAVARATHALA MELE VALIYAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, SHIVALAYAM, RUSSELPURAM P.O., BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT (JR.ASSISTANT, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)19 V.SINDHU REVATHY, PALOTTUVILA, MALAYINKIL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (ASSISTANT, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)20 S.VASANTHA KUNNIL VILAKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, ARUVIKUZHY, VEERANAKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (ASSISTANT, KATTAKKADA DEPOT)21 M.BABY THOMAS SAJU BHAVAN, MYLAKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 572 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA)W. P. (C) No. 4885 of 2014
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22 E.K.SUNIL KUMAR PINARUMMOODU VEEDU, ANACODE, VEERANAKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572, (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA)23 A.K.SREEKUMARAN AMARAVATHI, OORUTTUKALA, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 121, (SUPERINTENDENT, NEYYATTINKARA DEPOT)24 S.RAJENDRAN PEPPARAKONAM, KIZHAKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, EDAVAL, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, (CONDUCTOR, ARYANADU, UNDER KATTAKADA DEPOT)25 S.THARA THAMBURU, PLAVOOR, AMACHAL P.O., KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (ASSISTANT SEL.GR., KATTAKKADA)26 P.BINU THAMBURU, PLAVOOR, AMACHAL, KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 572 (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA)27 G.SURENDRAN CHEMPATHUMPARA, THEKKUMKARA VEEDU, KUTTAMALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 505, (CONDUCTOR, KATTAKKADA)BY ADV SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023.2 DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KSRTC, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023.3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.W. P. (C) No. 4885 of 2014
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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 02.12.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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J U D G M E N T
This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking the following
relief:-
“To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction directing the respondents to disburse the 1997 pay revision arrears due to the petitioners with interest immediately.”
Unnithan, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous.
Placing on record the above submission, writ petition is
dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/SHAJI P. CHALY JUDGE
Eb
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking disbursement of 1997 pay revision arrears can be maintained since the subject matter has become infructuous.
T.Ayyappan Kaliyal et al.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Shaji P. Chaly
As recorded by the court registry
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