IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. V. JAYAKUMAR MONDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 12TH PHALGUNA, 1946 OP (CAT) NO. 94 OF 2019 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 12.03.2019 IN OA NO.417 OF 2017 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH PETITIONER/APPLICANT: DR.V.RAMESH, AGED 49 YEARS, PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST,(SOIL SCIENCE), INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THRIVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT NO 12, KANIYALAN NEW STREET/VADASSERY, NAGARCOIL, TAMIL NADU-629 001. BY ADV SMT.UMMUL FIDA RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS IN O.A.: 1 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, (ICAR), MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FARMERS WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAVAN , NEW DELHI-110001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2 THE DIRECTOR, INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ICAR-CTCRI) SRIKARYAM, TRIVANDRUM- 695 017 BY ADV SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR) THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP (CAT) NO. 94 OF 2019 -2- 2025:KER:26124 JUDGMENT AMIT RAWAL , J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been posted in Thiruvananthapuram, therefore, does not press the original petition and prays for dismissal of the petition as not pressed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- AMIT RAWAL JUDGE Sd/- K. V. JAYAKUMAR JUDGE vv OP (CAT) NO. 94 OF 2019 -3- 2025:KER:26124 APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 94/2019 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE OA NO 180/00417/2017 DATED 31.5.2017 FILED BY THE APPLICANT, BEFORE THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM BENCH EXHIBIT P1(A6) PHOTOCOPY OF THE OFFICE ORDER F NO 7 (14)/2016 PER 1 DATED 20.5.2017 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(A1) PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 3.5.2005 ISSUED SRI RAMACHANDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHENNAI EXHIBIT P1(A2) TRUE COPY OF THE OFFICE ORDER DATED 27/9/2006 OF THE 1T RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(A3) PHOTOCOPY OF THE DO NO 7 (14)/2016 PER DATED 8.11.2016 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(A4) PHOTOCOPY OF THE EXPLANATION DATED 22.11.2016 SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(A5) PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 9.5.2017 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(7) PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 22.5.2017 OF THE APPLICANT FILED BEFORE THE 1T RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1(A8) PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 22.8.2016 EXHIBIT P1(A9) PHOTOCOPY OF OFFICE MEMORANDUM DATED OP (CAT) NO. 94 OF 2019 -4- 2025:KER:26124 15.2.1991 EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT DATED 27.8.2017 FILED BY THE PETITIOENRS EXHIBIT P2 (R2A) TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER F NO 7(14) 2016- PER DATED 30.5.2017 EXHIBIT P2(A) TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 24.9.2018 EXHIBIT P2(A) R2(B) TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO 35(100)1999 DATED 10.7.2018 ISSUED BY ICAR TO THE APPLICANT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER DATED NIL 11.2017 FILED BY THE APPLICANT EXHIBIT P3(A10) PHOTOCOPY OF THE OM DATED 6.6.2014 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING EXHIBIT P3(A11) PHOTOCOPY OF THE OFFICE MEMORANDUM DATED 17.11.2014 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT DATED 5.1.2018 FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN OA NO 180/00417/2017 DATED 12.3.2019 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM BENCH EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE OM F NO 42011/3/2014- ESTT(RESS) ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING DATED 8.10.2018 OP (CAT) NO. 94 OF 2019 -5- 2025:KER:26124 RESPONDENT EXHIBITS Exhibit R1(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER F . NO. 7(14)/2016-PER.I, DATED 15.11.2019