OPKAT 162 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:30641 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. KRISHNA KUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 OP(KAT) NO. 162 OF 2025 IN OA (EKM) NO.510 OF 2025 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ADDITIONAL BENCH, ERNAKULAM) PETITIONERS/APPLICANTS: 1 LAKSHMI H., AGED 35 YEARS W/O GOPAKUMAR M.P, KIZHAKKEKUNNATH LAKSHMI NIVAS, KATIYANKODE P.O, KOTTAYI, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678572 2 NUSAIBA M.K., AGED 18 YEARS W/O ABBAS K, KALLOORAKKAL (H), KARUMANAM KURURSIL P.O, PALAKKAD, PIN - 679504 BY ADVS. A.ARUNA P.V.UTTARA JISHA SHAJI RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL EDUCATION,JAGATHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695004 OPKAT 162 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:30641 3 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL STATION, KENATHUPARAMBU, KUNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 4 DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, ROBINSON RD, OPP. GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, SANTHI NAGAR,SULANPET, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678014 5 KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695004 6 DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN – 678014 SRI.SUNILKUMAR KURIAKOSE, GP THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OPKAT 162 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:30641 A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & P.KRISHNA KUMAR, JJ -------------------------------------------------------------- OP(KAT)No.162 of 2025 ---------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT A.Muhamed Mustaque.J Having adverted to the course adopted by the Tribunal, we are of the view that the matter requires reconsideration. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside. We direct that O.A. (Ekm) No. 510 of 2025 be posted and heard along with O.A. (Ekm) No. 1228 of 2023, which is already pending before the Tribunal. The original petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE Sd/- P.KRISHNA KUMAR, JUDGE dlk 8.4.2025 OPKAT 162 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:30641 APPENDIX OF OP(KAT) 162/2025 PETITIONERS ANNEXURES & EXHIBITS ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE RANKED LIST NO.258/2020/SS V WITH RESPECT TO CATEGORY NO.277/2017 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT WITH EFFECT FROM 14.09.2020 ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 08.09.2023 IN OA (EKM) NO. 1228/2023 ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE FILE NO. P2-3/3/2014- KPSC-DOPKD WITH DATE OF ADVICE 18.04.2024(CATEGORY NO.336/2021) ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A3(A) TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT CHART WITH DATE OF ADVICE 08.09.2021 (CATEGORY NO. 277/2017) ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A3(B) TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE FILE NO. P2-3/7/2024- KPSC-DOPKD WITH DATE OF ADVICE 07.05.2024(CATEGORY NO. 630/2022) ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A3(C) TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE FILE NO. P2-3/3/2014- KPSC-DOPKD WITH DATE OF ADVICE 18.04.2024(CATEGORY NO.333/2021) ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A3(D) TRUE COPY OF THE ADVICE FILE NO. PII(3)497536/21 WITH DATE OF ADVICE 13.06.2024(CATEGORY NO. 612/2021) ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A4 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 26.05.2023 NO. DEO/962/2023-A1 ISSUED TO MR. BHASKARAN P BY SPIO & PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DEO,OTTAPPALAM ANNEXURE A4(A) TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 07.06.2023 NO. AEO/LTR 291/23-B ISSUED TO MR. BHASKARAN P BY SPIO & SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT AEO OFFICE, CHITTOOR ANNEXURE A4(B) TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 12.06.2023 NO. E/1414/2023 ISSUED TO MR. BHASKARAN P BY SPIO & SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT AEO OFFICE, CHERUPPULASSERY ANNEXURE A4(C) TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 07.12.2022 NO. A3/4166/2022/ ISSUED BY THE SPIO & SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT AEO OFFICE, MANNARKKADU TO GOPAKUMAR M.P. OPKAT 162 OF 2025 5 2025:KER:30641 ANNEXURE A4(D) TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION UNDATED NO. C/111/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE HEAD MISTRESS, GOHSS PATTAMBI TO GOPAKUMAR M.P. ANNEXURE A4(E) TRUE COPY OF THE SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE (UNDATED) ANNEXURE A5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. DDEPKD/5514/2022 -A3 DATED 28.02.2023. ISSUED BY DDE, PALAKKAD ANNEXURE A5(A) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. DDEPKD/3737/2022 -A3 DATED 13.09.2023 ISSUED BY DDE, PALAKKAD (AS MARKED AND PRODUCED IN THE OA) ANNEXURE A5(B) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. DDEPKD/10066/2021 -A3 DATED 17.12.2021 ISSUED BY DDE, PALAKKAD ANNEXURE A6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED IN OA (EKM) NO. 1228/2023 ANNEXURE A7 TRUE COPY OF THE STATUS OF POST WITH RESPECT TO CATEGORY NO.277/2017 DOWNLOADED FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ANNEXURE A8 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(MS) NO. 13/2021/P&ARD DATED 08.06.2021 ANNEXURE A9 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(MS) NO. 45/79/GAD DATED 16.01.1979 ANNEXURE A10 TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT CHART FILE NO. PII (3) 3206/18 WITH RESPECT TO CATEGORY NO. 277/2027 ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF OA EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 28.03.2025 IN OA(EKM) 510/2025 ISSUED BY THE HON’BLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL EXHIBIT P2(A) TRUE COPY OF THE MA(EKM) 710/2025 FILED FOR JOINING TOGETHER IN OA(EKM) 510/2025 EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 12.12.2022 IN WP(C) NO. 24266 OF 2022 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT