{"id":24963,"date":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/t-babu-vs-the-directorof-municipal-on-8-february-2010"},"modified":"2017-02-09T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T04:17:16","slug":"t-babu-vs-the-directorof-municipal-on-8-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/t-babu-vs-the-directorof-municipal-on-8-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"T.Babu vs The Directorof Municipal … on 8 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
T.Babu vs The Directorof Municipal … on 8 February, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 2465 of 2009()\n\n\n1. T.BABU, OVERSEER, THRISSUR MUNICIPAL\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. K.BALAMURALI, OVERSEER, THRISSUR\n3. C.RAMACHANDRAN, OVERSEER, THRISSUR\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DIRECTOROF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY\n\n3. THE THRISSUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,\n\n4. K.A.ANIL KUMAR, OVERSEER, THRISSUR\n\n5. P.BABU, OVERSEER, THRISSUR MUNICIPAL\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.B.MOHANDAS,SC,THRISSUR CORPORATIO\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\n\n Dated :08\/02\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n         K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ.\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                      W.A. No.2465 of 2009\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                    Dated 8th February, 2010.\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n
            The writ petitioners are the appellants.          They are<\/p>\n
working in the electricity wing of the Thrissur Municipal<\/p>\n
Corporation. They joined service as Line Assistants. Later, the<\/p>\n
unqualified Line Assistants from among them were provisionally<\/p>\n
promoted as Overseers, by Exts.P1 and P2 orders dated<\/p>\n
29.11.2007 and 26.11.2007 respectively. As per Ext.P3, a draft<\/p>\n
list of persons eligible for promotion as Overseers was published.<\/p>\n
Later, Ext.P4 final list was also published. The appellants were<\/p>\n
not included in Ext.P4. Therefore, they apprehended that they<\/p>\n
may be reverted. In the above background, the Writ Petition was<\/p>\n
filed, challenging Ext.P4 list and seeking a direction, not to revert<\/p>\n
them. Though initially, there was an interim stay against the<\/p>\n
reversion, the learned Single Judge, after hearing both sides,<\/p>\n
declined to extend it. Challenging the said order of the learned<\/p>\n
Single Judge, this Writ Appeal is preferred.<\/p>\n
            2.   We notice that the learned Single Judge has<\/p>\n
ordered that the reversion of the petitioners will be subject to the<\/p>\n
WA NO.2465\/09                    2<\/span><\/p>\n
result of the Writ Petition. Going by Exts.P1 and P2, it is clear<\/p>\n
that they were promoted only provisionally and their promotions<\/p>\n
were subject to review also. Therefore, if they were reverted<\/p>\n
upon review, the same cannot be said to be prima facie an order<\/p>\n
outside jurisdiction. So, we find nothing wrong with the interim<\/p>\n
order passed by the learned Single Judge, warranting interference<\/p>\n
in the Writ Appeal.    Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed.<\/p>\n
But, it is made clear that this judgment will not affect the<\/p>\n
contentions of the petitioners\/appellants in the Writ Petition.<\/p>\n
                               K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                       P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
tgs<\/p>\n
         K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR &<\/p>\n
                  P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ.\n<\/p>\n
———————————————-\n<\/p>\n
              W.A. No.2465 of 2009\n<\/p>\n
———————————————-<\/p>\n
              J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n
      Dated 8th February, 2010.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court T.Babu vs The Directorof Municipal … on 8 February, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 2465 of 2009() 1. T.BABU, OVERSEER, THRISSUR MUNICIPAL … Petitioner 2. K.BALAMURALI, OVERSEER, THRISSUR 3. C.RAMACHANDRAN, OVERSEER, THRISSUR Vs 1. THE DIRECTOROF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, … Respondent 2. THE THRISSUR CORPORATION ELECTRICITY 3. 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