{"id":88418,"date":"2007-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/superintendent-of-post-offices-vs-k-k-gopalakrishnan-on-24-may-2007"},"modified":"2014-11-12T00:21:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:51:08","slug":"superintendent-of-post-offices-vs-k-k-gopalakrishnan-on-24-may-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/superintendent-of-post-offices-vs-k-k-gopalakrishnan-on-24-may-2007","title":{"rendered":"Superintendent Of Post Offices vs K.K.Gopalakrishnan on 24 May, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Superintendent Of Post Offices vs K.K.Gopalakrishnan on 24 May, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 23876 of 2002(S)\n\n\n1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. POSTMASTER GENERAL,\n3. CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL,\n4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS,\n5. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. K.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE  CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :24\/05\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n          K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN &amp; ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ.\n\n                 ========================\n\n                          O.P. NO.23876 OF 2002\n\n                   ======================\n\n                 Dated this the 24th day of May, 2007\n\n\n                                 J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Radhakrishnan, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>       We  do  not  like  to  upset  the appointments  already   effected<\/p>\n<p>on   the   basis   of   the   direction   of   the   Tribunal.     We   make   it   clear<\/p>\n<p>that the principle laid down by the Tribunal will be confined to the<\/p>\n<p>parties   to   OA   130\/2002.     Further   we   notice   that   statutory   rules<\/p>\n<p>have   already   been   framed   and   further   recruitments   will   be<\/p>\n<p>governed by the statutory rules.\n<\/p>\n<p>       Original Petition is disposed of with the above observation.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                 ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>Rp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Superintendent Of Post Offices vs K.K.Gopalakrishnan on 24 May, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 23876 of 2002(S) 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES, &#8230; Petitioner 2. POSTMASTER GENERAL, 3. CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, 5. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE Vs 1. 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