{"id":152224,"date":"2010-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thule-gopal-wasudeo-vs-union-of-india-on-20-august-2010"},"modified":"2017-08-26T21:21:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T15:51:29","slug":"thule-gopal-wasudeo-vs-union-of-india-on-20-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thule-gopal-wasudeo-vs-union-of-india-on-20-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Thule Gopal Wasudeo vs Union Of India on 20 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Thule Gopal Wasudeo vs Union Of India on 20 August, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 26217 of 2010(S)\n\n\n1. THULE GOPAL WASUDEO, AGED 42 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL,\n\n3. THE ZONAL DIRECTOR,\n\n4. SMT.K.K.AMBIKA, SENIOR CLERK,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY\n\n                For Respondent  :SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA,SC,COCHIN CORPORATI\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN\n\n Dated :20\/08\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n           THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN &amp;\n               S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ.\n                  -------------------------------------------\n                    W.P(C).No.26217 OF 2010\n                  -------------------------------------------\n            Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010\n\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>1.The petitioner, an employee of the Fishery Survey of India,<\/p>\n<p>  was posted in Cochin. While working in the Cochin office, an<\/p>\n<p>  issue arose as to whether he was eligible for being considered<\/p>\n<p>  for promotion to the category of UDC.                   The issue was as to<\/p>\n<p>  whether a Hindi Typist should be treated as equivalent to an<\/p>\n<p>  LDC.   The petitioner moved the Ernakulam Bench of the<\/p>\n<p>  Central Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal held that the<\/p>\n<p>  post of Hindi Typist is on par with Junior Clerks\/LDC and<\/p>\n<p>  accordingly ordered a review DPC. Review DPC was held and<\/p>\n<p>  it was observed that the petitioner was eligible to be<\/p>\n<p>  promoted. As a result, Smt.K.K.Ambika, the 4th respondent<\/p>\n<p>  herein, who stood promoted at an earlier point of time, was<\/p>\n<p>  reverted to provide room to accommodate the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>  After so promoted to the category of UDC, the petitioner was<\/p>\n<p>  transferred to Mumbai. A question then arose as to whether<\/p>\n<p>WPC.26217\/10<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  the promotion of the petitioner is to be made with effect from<\/p>\n<p>  the date on which Smt.K.K.Ambika, his admitted junior, was<\/p>\n<p>  promoted.     The petitioner made different representations.<\/p>\n<p>  Going by the stand of the establishment, though they would<\/p>\n<p>  attempt to justify their view in the matter, admittedly, they did<\/p>\n<p>  not issue any order on any of the representations of the<\/p>\n<p>  petitioner in this regard. Ultimately, the petitioner moved the<\/p>\n<p>  Ernakulam Bench of the Tribunal for relief.       The Tribunal,<\/p>\n<p>  however,    held that the representations having been made<\/p>\n<p>  while the petitioner was working in Mumbai and he being<\/p>\n<p>  stationed in Mumbai, the jurisdiction of the Ernakulam Bench<\/p>\n<p>  of the Tribunal could not be invoked. It was also held that the<\/p>\n<p>  claim is barred by limitation.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>2.Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned<\/p>\n<p>  Additional Solicitor General, we are of the view that the<\/p>\n<p>  findings of the learned Tribunal are totally misplaced. For one<\/p>\n<p>  thing, the right of the applicant, if any, to claim eligibility for<\/p>\n<p>  promotion with effect from the date on which Smt.K.K.Ambika<\/p>\n<p>WPC.26217\/10<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  stood promoted was an issue that arose while he worked in<\/p>\n<p>  Cochin. He was kept out of the zone of consideration at the<\/p>\n<p>  first instance on the ground that he is only a Hindi Typist. He<\/p>\n<p>  agitated that issue before the Ernakulam Bench and pursuant<\/p>\n<p>  to the directions of the Ernakulam Bench, his case was<\/p>\n<p>  considered in a review DPC. That was also done while he was<\/p>\n<p>  working in Cochin. Therefore, the question of promotion of<\/p>\n<p>  the petitioner as UDC was an issue which arose, and he was<\/p>\n<p>  considered for such promotion, while he worked in Cochin.<\/p>\n<p>  His transmission from Cochin to Mumbai came only as a<\/p>\n<p>  transfer   generated   following    his  promotion    as  UDC.<\/p>\n<p>  Therefore, we are of the clear view that the Ernakulam Bench<\/p>\n<p>  of the Tribunal had the jurisdiction to decide on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>3.On the question of limitation, as submitted on behalf of the<\/p>\n<p>  establishment, there is nothing on record to show that the<\/p>\n<p>  petitioner&#8217;s representations referred to in paragraph 4 of the<\/p>\n<p>  Original Application have been answered by communicating<\/p>\n<p>  any decision to the employee.       When an employee makes<\/p>\n<p>WPC.26217\/10<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  representations making certain claims, the establishment has<\/p>\n<p>  to take a decision, if necessary, after hearing the employee and<\/p>\n<p>  communicate the decision to him.         It is only thus that a<\/p>\n<p>  representation gets ultimately disposed of. We may also recall<\/p>\n<p>  that in terms of Section 20 of the Administrative Tribunals Act,<\/p>\n<p>  an employee has to first take recourse to the other available<\/p>\n<p>  remedies before approaching the Tribunal. Under such<\/p>\n<p>  circumstances, we are of the view that the plea of the question<\/p>\n<p>  of limitation is also misplaced. We, therefore, vacate the order<\/p>\n<p>  of the Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>4.With this, we would have normally remitted the matter to the<\/p>\n<p>  Tribunal for consideration further on merits in relation to the<\/p>\n<p>  pleadings on board. However, in view of Section 20 of the Act,<\/p>\n<p>  it is necessary that the establishment takes a decision on the<\/p>\n<p>  representations of the petitioner and communicates it to him<\/p>\n<p>  before he gets enabled to move the Tribunal, if ultimately that<\/p>\n<p>  becomes necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p>WPC.26217\/10<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                  5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5.For the aforesaid reasons, preserving all rights of the<\/p>\n<p>  petitioner, this writ petition is allowed vacating all findings in<\/p>\n<p>  the impugned order and setting aside Ext.P1 order and<\/p>\n<p>  further, directing respondents 1 to 3 to ensure that the<\/p>\n<p>  representations of the petitioner referred to in the Original<\/p>\n<p>  Application in relation to the relevant issue are taken up by the<\/p>\n<p>  competent authority and disposed of in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<p>  We may also state that having regard to the fact situation,<\/p>\n<p>  there is no reason why the petitioner should be refused the<\/p>\n<p>  benefit claimed by him since an erroneously refused promotion<\/p>\n<p>  would at least generate entitlement to claim benefits, at least<\/p>\n<p>  notionally. Let a decision be taken and communicated to the<\/p>\n<p>  petitioner within a period of four months from the date of<\/p>\n<p>  receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered<\/p>\n<p>  accordingly. No costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                          THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                             Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                              Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                                S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN,<br \/>\n                                             Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>kkb.6\/08.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Thule Gopal Wasudeo vs Union Of India on 20 August, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 26217 of 2010(S) 1. THULE GOPAL WASUDEO, AGED 42 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, 3. THE ZONAL DIRECTOR, 4. 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