2025:KER:30741 O.P. (KAT) No.114 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. KRISHNA KUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 19TH CHAITHRA, 1947 OP(KAT) NO. 114 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 24.02.2025 IN OA NO.18 OF 2025 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONERS/RESPONDNETS 1 TO 3 IN OA: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN – 695 001 2 THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN – 695 033 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION CIRCLE, JALAVIJNANA BHAVAN, AMBALAMUKKU, KOWDIAR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN – 695 033 BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER SUNILKUMAR KURIAKOSE GP RESPONDENTS/APPLICANT AND 4TH RESPONDENT IN OA: 1 BINDU.C.S, AGED 52 YEARS, W/O ANIL.K.S, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRESENTLY WORKING AT MINOR IRRIGATION DIVISION, JALAVIJNAN BHAVAN, AMBALAMUKKUL, KOWDIAR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDENT OF 20/201-B, PARIJATHAM, AMBY VALLEY, 2025:KER:30741 O.P. (KAT) No.114 of 2025 2 LATHA NAGAR, KALLAYAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN – 695 043 2 BINDU.R, AGED 55 YEARS, PA TO DIRECTOR, INLAND NAVIGATION, DIRECTORATE, KOLLAM, KALLADA HOUSE, ASRAMAM, KOLLAM, KERALA, PIN – 691 001 BY ADVS. ABI BENNY AREECKAL REKHA VASUDEVAN BEA MARY BENNY ELIZABETH V.JOSEPH ASWATHY ANILKUMAR MAHESH C.R. THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30741 O.P. (KAT) No.114 of 2025 3 J U D G M E N T A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. This matter can be closed in the light of the Order passed by the Government on 08.04.2025, pursuant to the direction of this Court in O.P. (KAT) No.103 of 2025. As we note from the above Order dated 08.04.2025, both the respondents have been placed and posted at Thiruvananthapuram. Accordingly, the original petition filed by the State is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE Sd/- P. KRISHNA KUMAR JUDGE PR 2025:KER:30741 O.P. (KAT) No.114 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 114/2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure A1 TRUE COPY OF THE GO (RT) NO.693/2024/WRD DATED 10.09.2024 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT Annexure A2 TRUE COPY OF THE GO (RT) NO.9/2025/WRD DATED 03.01.2025 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT Annexure A3 TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 05.03.2024 IN OA NO.1449/2023 OF THE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPUR M. Annexure A4 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 27.02.2024 IN OA NO.375/2024 OF THE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Annexure R4(a) TRUE COPY OF THE GO (RT) NO.648/2015/WRD DATED 01.08.2015 OF WATER RESOURCES (A) DEPARTMENT Annexure R4(b) TRUE COPY OF THE GO (RT) NO.148/2021/WRD DATED 20.02.2021 OF WATER RESOURCES (A) DEPARTMENT Annexure R4(c) TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE REPORT OF TRANSFER OF CHARGE DATED 03.01.2025 FOR RELIEVING THE 4TH RESPONDENT IN RESPONSE TO GO (RT) NO.9/2025/WRD DATED 03.01.2025 & E4-08/06/INDT (VOL.1) DATED 03.01.2025 OF DIRECTOR, INLAND NAVIGATION DIRECTORATE, KOLLAM. Annexure R4(d) TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF TRANSFER OF CHARGE DATED 04.01.2025 FOR ASSUMPTION OF CHARGE BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT IN RESPONSE TO GO(RT) NO.9/2025/WRD DATED 03.01.2025 & ORDER NO.E4-08/06/INDT (VOL.1) DATED 03.01.2025. Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE O.A NO.18/2025 ALONG WITH ANNEXURES A1 TO A4 2025:KER:30741 O.P. (KAT) No.114 of 2025 5 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 06.01.2025 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER ON 30.01.2025 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT (4TH RESPONDENT IN OA) ON 30.01.2025 ALONG WITH ANNEXURES Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER ON 11.02.2025. Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER BY THE TRIBUNAL ON 24.02.2025