Railway employee's OP (CAT) challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench in a matter concerning voluntary retirement and pensionary benefits was dismissed as the petitioner stated it had become infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE EASWARAN S.
TUESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 14TH JYAISHTA, 1946
OP (CAT) NO. 80 OF 2018
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 21.09.2017 IN OA NO.
180/00666/2016 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH
PETITIONER/APPLICANT:
G.KARUNAKARAN
AGED 58 YEARS, S/O.GOPALAN, TRAVELLING TICKET
INSPECTOR, SOUTHERN RAILWAY/TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001, RESIDING AT: VISHNU BHAVAN,
EDAYADI, POOTHAKULAM P O, KOLLAM.
BY ADVS.
SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY
SMT.KALA T.GOPI
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:
1 UNION OF INDIAREPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P O, CHENNAI-600003.
2 THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695014.3THE SR. DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER
SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION,
TRIVANDRUM 695014.
BY ADVS.
SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN, SC, RAILWAYS
K.S.PRENJITH KUMAR
THIS OP (CAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.06.2024, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Amit Rawal, J.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has become infructuous. Accordingly, this OP(CAT) is dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/-
AMIT RAWAL JUDGE
Sd/-
EASWARAN S.
JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 80/2018
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 21 SEP 2017 IN
OA NO.180/00666/2016 RENDERED BY THE
LEARNEDCENTRALADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.
EXHIBIT P2TRUE COPY OF OA NO.180/00666/2016 DATED
25 JULY 2016 WITH ANNEXURES FILED
BEFORE THE LEARNED TRIBUNAL.
Annexure A1TRUE COPY OF LETTER BEARING NO. V/P.
579/III/TC/VOL.VDATED16.09.2015
ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT
EXHIBIT P3TRUE COPY OF REPLY STATEMENT DATED 09
NOV 2016 ALONG WITH ITS ANNEXURE FILED
BY THE RESPONDENTS BEFORE THE LEANED
TRIBUNAL.
Annexure R1TRUE EXTRACT OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE
NO.10393/G2/2014/SCSTDDDATED
08.10.2015 ISSUED TO THE APPLICANT BY
THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHEDULED
CASTESDEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT,
TRIVANDRUM.
Annexure A5TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
SCHEDULED CASTES/ SCHEDULED TRIBES DEV
(G) DEPARTMENT O RDER BEARING GO(MS)
NO.05/2017/SCSTDD DATED 21.01.2017
EXHIBIT P4TRUE COPY OF MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION
IN OA NO.180/00666/2016 DATED 10 FEB
2017 FILED BEFORE THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL
ALONG WITH ANNEXURS A5.
EXHIBIT P5TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT DATED 21 JUL
2017 FILED BY THE CONSEL FOR THE
RAILWAYS.
EXHIBIT P6TRUE EXTRACT OF RULE 66 OF THE RAILWAY
SERVICES(PENSION) RULES 1993 AND ALSO
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RULE 1802(B) OF THE INDIAN RAILWAY
ESTABLISHMENT CODE VOL.II.
EXHIBIT P7TRUE COPY OF ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3RD
RESPONDENTBEARING
NO.V/P.579/III/TE/VOL.VDATED
11.04.2018.
Annexure A2TRUE COPY OF LETTER BEARING NO. V/P.
579/III/TC/VOL.VDATED20.10.2015
ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT
Annexure A3TRUE COPY OF REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT
DATED 20.06.2015 ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD
RESPONDENT.
Annexure A4TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED
BY THE APPLICANT DATED 09TH OCTOBER
2015 ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
G. Karunakaran
Union of India
The Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway, Trivandrum Division
The Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer, Southern Railway, Trivandrum Division
Amit Rawal
Easwaran S.
As recorded by the court registry
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