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OP (CAT) No.2980 of 2013
Case / Petition Number:O.P.(CAT) No.2980 of 2013
Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- K. Vinod Chandran
- P. V. Kunhikrishnan
- Judgment Date
- 2020-02-17
- Court Decision / Holding
- Original Petition would stand allowed, setting aside the Tribunal’s order rejecting the OA, on the strength of precedents cited (notably Y.Najithamol, OP(CAT) 58/2017) and the Supreme Court’s rejection of Gandhiba Behera’s broader proposition.
- Final Disposition
- Petition allowed; Tribunal’s order set aside; OA allowed in terms consistent with the precedents cited.
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- Union of India represented by Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts, New Delhi
- Director General (Posts), Dak Bhavan, New Delhi-110001
- Chief Postmaster General Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram-695033
- Postmaster General Kerala Circle, Northern Region, Kozhikode-673011
- The Superintendent of Post Offices, Thalassery Division, Thalassery-670102
Respondents
- P.K. Mohanan (Retired, Group D)
- Addl. R2 K.K. Revathy
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • S. Krishnamoorthy, CGC
- • P. Vijayakumar, ASG of India
Counsels for Respondents
- • R. Jagada Bai
- • R. Sreeraj
Case Synopsis & Summary
The petitions challenge a Central Administrative Tribunal order regarding reckoning of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) service for pension under CCS Pension Rules. The Union of India and post-officials seek pension reckoning for GDS service; the respondents (former GDS employees) have pursued relief on pension benefits, arguing that GDS service should count towards pension, either as regular service or via a notional appointment from 1999 to achieve the required ten years of service. The Tribunal had directed that the applicant be treated as notionally appointed to a regular post from 1999 to ensure a minimum pensionable service, while the government contends otherwise. The court notes that the issue is settled in favor of reckoning GDS service by following a Division Bench decision in OP(CAT) No.58 of 2017, which itself followed the Supreme Court in Y. Najithamol v. Soumya S.D. (2016) 9 SCC 352. It also cites Union of India v Gandhiba Behera (Civil Appeal No.8497 of 2019) as a decision rejected by the Supreme Court, hence not controlling. The court ultimately allows the petition, setting aside the Tribunal’s order rejecting the OA, aligning with the cited precedents. The judgment discusses several annexures and prior orders to substantiate pension reckonment for GDS service.
Provisions of Law Cited
CCS (Pension) Rules Rule 88 of CCS (Pension) Rules Rule 13 of CCS Pension Rules Rule 14 of CCS Pension Rules DOPT OM No.2/8/2001-PIC
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners argued that GDS service should count as pensionable service under the CCS Pension Rules, with the Tribunal having directed reckonment via a notional regular appointment from 1999, yielding minimum ten years of pensionable service. They relied on precedents supporting inclusion of GDS service in pension calculations and urged the Court to apply Rule 88 and related CCS Pension Rules to grant pension benefits accordingly.
Contentions of Respondents
The respondents contended that GDS service cannot be counted as pensionable service under the CCS Pension Rules, and that the Tribunal’s approach was erroneous. They relied on established interpretations and policies that exclude GDS service from pensionable service, as reflected in the government memos and prior administrative decisions.
Cited Precedents (4)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Najithamol & Others v. Soumya S.D. | (2016) 9 SCC 352 | Positive | The Division Bench followed this Supreme Court decision as controlling authority for reckoning GDS service for pension. |
| Union of India & Others v. Gandhiba Behera | Civil Appeal No.8497 of 2019 | Mentioned Only | Mentioned as a decision that was rejected by the Supreme Court, hence not controlling in the present matter. |
| OP(CAT) No.58 of 2017 | OP(CAT) No.58 of 2017 | Positive | The question was held to be covered by this court’s Division Bench, following Y.Najithamol. |
| Judgment of Chennai Bench in OA 260/2007 | OA 260/2007 | Mentioned Only | Annexed as R1 in Appendix; cited for related considerations but not central to the ratio here. |
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O.P.(CAT) No.2980 of 2013 1
## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN**
## **&**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN**
**MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 28TH MAGHA, 1941**
## **OP (CAT).No.2980 OF 2013(Z)**
**AGAINST THE ORDER IN OA 199/2012 DATED 18-03-2013 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH**
## **PETITIONERS:**
- **1 THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI**
- **2 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL (POSTS) DAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 001**
- **3 THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033**
- **4 POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, NORTHERN REGION, KOZHIKODE-673 011**
- **5 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES THALASSERY DIVISION, THALASSERY -670 102**
**BY ADVS. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA**
## **RESPONDENTS:**
- **1 P.K.MOHANAN AGED 62, GROUP D PANAMARAM (RETIRED), RESIDING AT MOHANAM, PERUVAKA ARATUPARA P.O, MANANTHAVADY -670 645**
- **2 ADDL. R2 K.K. REVATHY W/O. P.K. MOHANAN, MOHANAM HOUSE, PERUVAKA, ARATTUTHARA P.O, MANANTHAVADY -670 645**
O.P.(CAT) No.2980 of 2013 2
**ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT R2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER DATED 21.03.19 IN IA NO. 316/2017 IN OP( CAT) NO. 2980/2013**
**R1 BY ADV. SMT.R.JAGADA BAI R1 BY ADV. SRI.R.SREERAJ**
**THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17.02.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN**
## **&**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN**
**MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 28TH MAGHA, 1941**
**OP (CAT).No.106 OF 2014**
**AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 724/2012 DATED 28-06-2013 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH**
## **PETITIONER/S:**
- **1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI - 110 011.**
- **2 THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM - 695 033.**
- **3 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES CHANGANASSERY DIVISION, CHANGANASSERY - 686 101.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA**
## **RESPONDENT/S:**
- **1 P.RAJESH KUMAR AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, WORKING AS POSTAL ASSISTANT, RESIDING AT MUNDANKAVUNKAL, PULITHANAM, KUNAMTHANAM P.O - 689 581.**
- **2 MATHEW SEBASTIAN AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.SEBASTIAN, WORKING AS POSTMAN, KOOTICKAL, RESIDING AT EDAKATTU HOUSE, ELAMKAD P.O. - 686 510.**
- **3 K.N. SASEENDRAN AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN, WORKING AS POSTMAN, KOOVAPALLY, RESIDING AT KOIPAMATTATHIL HOUSE,MUKKUTHATTA P.O - 686 510.**
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**4 E.S. ASOKAN AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. SUKUMARAN, WORKING AS POSTMAN, MUNDAKKAYAM, RESIDING AT ERRIKKATTU HOUSE, WEMBLY P.O -686 514.**
**5 THOMAS J. KAINIKARA, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH, WORKING AS POSTMAN, CHANGANASSERY, RESIDING AT KAINIKARA HOUSE, KURISUMOOD, CHANGANASSERY - 686 104.**
**R1-5 BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK**
**THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17.02.2020, ALONG WITH OP (CAT).2980/2013(Z), OP (CAT).191/2014, OP (CAT).41/2015(Z), OP (CAT).88/2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
# **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN**
**&**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN**
**MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 28TH MAGHA, 1941**
# **OP (CAT).No.191 OF 2014**
**AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 495/2013 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH**
## **PETITIONER/S:**
**G.EASWARACHANDRA VIDYA SAGAR AGED 55 YEARS S/O. LATE P. GOPALAN, PRESENTLY POSTMAN EAST KALLADA, KOLLAM- 691 502, RESIDING AT GOPALAMANDIRAM, ADICHANALLUR, KOLLAM - 691 573.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. SRI.P.K.ANTONY**
## **RESPONDENT/S:**
**1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI - 110 001.**
**2 THE CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695033.**
**3 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES KOLLAM POSTAL DIVISION, KOLLAM- 691 001.**
**R1 BY ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL R1-3 BY ADV. SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA**
**THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17.02.2020, ALONG WITH OP (CAT).2980/2013(Z), OP (CAT).106/2014(Z), OP (CAT).41/2015(Z), OP (CAT).88/2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN**
## **&**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN**
**MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 28TH MAGHA, 1941**
**OP (CAT).No.41 OF 2015**
**AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OA 844/2012 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH**
## **PETITIONER/S:**
**1 THE UNION OF INDIA AGED 50 YEARS REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF POST, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-110001. 2 THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM-695101. 3 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICE MAVELIKKARA POSTAL DIVISION, MAVELIKKARA-690101. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.VINU, CGC**
## **RESPONDENT/S:**
**C.R.RAGHUNATHAN PILLAI S/O.N.RAGHAVAN PILLAI, POSTMAN HARIPPAD P.O., DEPARTMENT OF POST RESIDING AT CHAROORKIZHAKKETHIL, EDAKKUNNAM, CHARUMMOODU P.O.-690505.**
## **R1 BY ADV. SAJITH KUMAR V.**
**THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17.02.2020, ALONG WITH OP (CAT).2980/2013(Z), OP (CAT).106/2014(Z), OP (CAT).191/2014, OP (CAT).88/2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN**
**&**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN**
**MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 28TH MAGHA, 1941**
## **OP (CAT).No.88 OF 2019**
**AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN RA 34/2018 DATED 19-06-2018 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH**
## **PETITIONER/S:**
- **1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, NEW DELHI-110 001**
- **2 CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM-695 033**
- **3 THE POSTMASTER GENERAL NORTHERN REGION, KERALA CIRCLE, KOZHIKODE-673 011**
- **4 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES TIRUR DIVISION, TIRUR-676 104**
- **BY ADV. SRI.T.V.VINU, CGC**
## **RESPONDENT/S:**
- **1 RAJAN N.P. POSTAL ASSISTANT, KALPAKANCHERRY P.O, RESIDING AT NAYARPADICKAL HOUSE, KALLINGAL, KALPAKANCHERY P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 551**
- **2 JAYADAS A POSTAL ASSISTANT, BP ANGADI POST OFFICE, RESIDING AT ACHAMPAT HOUSE, MUTHUR, TIRUR P.O, MALAPPURAM676 101**
**R1-2 BY ADV. SRI.S.VISHNU**
**THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17.02.2020, ALONG WITH OP (CAT).2980/2013(Z), OP (CAT).106/2014(Z), OP (CAT).191/2014, OP (CAT).41/2015(Z), THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **K.VINOD CHANDRAN & P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, JJ**
----------------------------------------------------------------------O.P.(CAT) No.2980 of 2013
----------------------------------------------------------------------Dated this the 17[th] day of February, 2020
## **JUDGMENT**
## **K.Vinod Chandran, J**
The legal heir of the deceased respondent, is the 2[nd] respondent herein. The question was also whether the period of service as GDS could be reckoned for the purpose of pensionary benefits. The 1[st] respondent who is no more had first initiated a proceeding seeking reckoning of service as GDS for the purpose of pension. The Tribunal directed consideration for pension under Rule 88 of the CCS (Pension) Rules. The authority considered the same and rejected the request made. In such circumstances, the applicant/petitioner was again before the Tribunal. This time, the Tribunal directed that he should be considered as having been notionally appointed to the regular post from 1999 in which event the applicant would get minimum ten years service for reckoning pension.
2. We find that the question is now covered by a Division Bench of this Court in OP(CAT) No.58 of 2017 which followed the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in **Y.Najithamol &**
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**others v. Soumya S.D (2016)9 SCC 352.** The question of consideration of GDS service for pensionable service has also been dealt with by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and rejected in **Union of India & others v Gandhiba Behera** in **Civil Appeal No.8497 of 2019** .
The Original Petition would stand allowed setting aside the order of the Tribunal and rejecting the O.A, on the strength of the above referred precedents.
## **K.VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE**
## **P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, JUDGE**
**cms**
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## **APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 2980/2013**
## **PETITIONERS EXHIBITS:**
**ANNEXURE A12 A COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION & IT, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS MEMO NO.9969/2011 DATED 10/01/2012 REJECTING THE PETITION DATED 20/05/2011 SENT BY THE APPLICANT.**
**ANNEXURE A1 A COPY OF INSPECTOR OF POST OFFICES, KUTHUPARAMBA MEMO NO.EDP/SO/3 DATED 08/07/1970. ANNEXURE A2 A COPY OF MEMO NO.B2/GR.D/99 DATED 01/08/2000 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5. ANNEXURE A3 A COPY OF MEMO NO.B2/1/99 DATED 17/10/2000 OF RESPONDENT NO.5 SELECTING THE APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CADRE OF GROUP D. ANNEXURE A4 A COPY OF MEMO NO.1-1/2000-01 DATED 18.10.2000 POSTING THE APPLICANT AS GROUP AGAINST THE VACANT POST OF GROUP D FOR THE YEAR 1999. ANNEXURE A5 A COPY OF CHARGE REPORT FOR JOINING DUTY AS GROUP D THALASSERY HEAD POST OFFICE ON THE FORE NOON OF 19/10/2000. ANNEXURE A6 A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS POSTAL MEMO NO.8213/PEN-2/C-359/09-10/DCRG-501 DATED 26/10/2009. ANNEXURE A7 A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS POSTAL MEMO NO.8216/PEN-2/C-359/09-10/DCRG-802 DATED 26/10/2009. ANNEXURE A8 A COPY OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF POSTS NO.66/282/87-SPB-I DATED 20/07/2000. ANNEXURE A9 A COPY OF GOVERNMENT OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF POSTS NO.66-82/87-SPB-I DATED 21/09/2000. ANNEXURE A10 A COPY OF ORDER IN OA NO.889/2010 DATED 19/01/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL.**
**ANNEXURE A11 A COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 20/05/2011 SENT BY THE APPLICANT TO THE RESPONDENT**
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|||**NO.2.**|
|---|---|---|
|**ANNEXURE**|**A13**|**A COPY OF THE ORDER IN OA NO.393/2009 DATED**|
|||**05/04/2010 OF THIS HON'BLE TRIBUNAL.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**A14**|**A COPY OF THE ORDER IN RA NO.46/2010 IN OA**|
|||**NO.393/2009 DATED 10/01/2011 OF THIS**|
|||**HON'BLE TRIBUNAL.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**A15**|**A COPY OF THE GRADATION LIST OF POSTMAN AND**|
|||**GROUP D OFFICIALS IN THALASSERY POSTAL**|
|||**DIVISION CIRCULATED VIDE THE RESPONDENT**|
|||**NO.5 AS ON 01/07/2005.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**16**|**A COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23/12/2009 IN WPC**|
|||**NO.33971/2009 (S) OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT**|
|||**OF KERALA.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B2/1/89 DATED 30-**|
|||**08-90 ISSUED BY 5TH RESPONDENT.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO GF/1 DATED 30/08/1990**|
|||**OF APPOINTMENT.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 05/09/1990**|
|||**SENT BY THE APPLICANT DECLINING THE**|
|||**APPOINTMENT.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R3(A)**|**TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ANNEXURE R3**|
|||**LETTER.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.GF/1 DATED**|
|||**11/09/1990 CANCELING THE PROMOTION ORDER.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER CALLING FOR**|
|||**WILLINGNESS.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 04/11/1995 OF**|
|||**THE APPLICANT EXPRESSING WILLINGNESS.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 08/11/1995 OF**|
|||**THE APPLICANT EXPRESSING HS UNWILLINGNESS.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**R7(A)**|**TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ANNEXURE R7.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**A17**|**A COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME**|
|||**COURT OF INDIA IN CIVIL APPEAL NO.5151-5152**|
|||**/2008 DECIDED ON 13/08/2008.**|
|**ANNEXURE**|**A18**|**A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL POSTS, NEW**|
|||**DELHI INSTITUTION ISSUED VIDE LETTER NO.47-**|
|||**11/93-SPB-I DATED 25/08/1993 AND NO.47-**|
|||**3/93-SPB-I DATED 12/09/1996**|
|O.P.(CAT) No.2980 of 2013|12|
|---|---|
|**ANNEXURE A19**|**A COPY OF THE DG(P) NO.47-11/93-SPB-I DATED**|
||**31/03/1994 WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE DPC IN**|
||**RESPECT OF THE GROUP D POST IS TO BE**|
||**CONDUCTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR**|
||**ITSELF AND THE PROCESS OF SELECTION SHOULD**|
||**BE COMPLETED BY MARCH.**|
|**ANNEXURE A20**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 21.09.2011 IN**|
||**O.A 849/2010 AND CONNECTED CASE.**|
|**EXHIBIT P1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE O.A. NO. 199/2012 FILED BY**|
||**THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT O.A.**|
||**NO.199/2012 FILED BY THE PETITIONER.**|
|**EXHIBIT P3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER OA NO. 199/2012**|
||**FILED BY THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT**|
||**O.A. NO. 199/2012 FILED BY THE PETITIONER.**|
|**EXHIBIT P5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REJOINDER O.A**|
||**NO.199/2012 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE SECOND ADDITIONAL REPLY**|
||**STATEMENT OA NO. 199/2012 FILED BY THE**|
||**PETITIONER.**|
|**EXHIBIT P7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 18.3.2013 IN**|
||**OA 199/12 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE**|
||**TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**|
|RESPONDENTS EXTS|NIL|
|cms|/TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE|
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## **APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 106/2014**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
**ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B/10-20/03 DATED 5.2.2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT CIRCULATING NOTIFICATION NO.ST/90-4/2003 DATED 20.1.2004 ISSUED BY THE POST MASTER GENERAL KOCHI. ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B/10-20/03 DATED 9.7.2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B/10-20/03 DATED 27.7.2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. ANNEXURE A4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B/10-20/03 DATED 30.7.2004. ANNEXURE A5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE TRIBUNAL DATED 29.7.2011 IN O.A.NO.849/2010. ANNEXURE A6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE TRIBUNAL DATED 29.7.2009 IN O.A.NO.669/2008. ANNEXURE A7 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, IN WPC NO.29430/07. ANNEXURE A8 TRUE COPY OF THE LAWYER NOTICE DATED 16.5.2012 ISSUED BY APPLICANT'S COUNSEL TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE OA NO.724/2012 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT IN O.A.724/2012 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE TRIBUNAL DATED 28.6.2013 IN O.A.NO.724/2012. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE TRIBUNAL IN O.A.NO.849/2010 DATED 21.9.2011.**
**RESPONDENT'S/S EXHIBITS:**
**ANNEXURE R1 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF CHENNAI BENCH IN O.A.260/2007.**
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## **APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 191/2014**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
- **ANNEXURE A1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED AS PER ORDER NO:BB/27/EXAM/2003 DATED 27.1.2004 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE IST RESPONDENT.**
- **ANNEXURE A2 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO:BB/27/EXAM/2003 DATED 28.6.2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.**
- **ANNEXURE A3 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 30.3.2013 SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST APPLICANT BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.**
- **ANNEXURE A4 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5.1.2011 SUBMITTED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.**
- **ANNEXURE A5 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.A.102/2010 AND CONNECTED CASES OF THIS HONOURABLE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
- **ANNEXURE A6 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B2/55 DATED 27.6.2013 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.**
- **ANNEXURE A7 A TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLANATION DATED 13.7.2013 SUBMITTED TO 3RD RESPONDENT.**
- **EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE OA NO.495/2013 FILED BEFORE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
- **EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS DATED 28.8.2013 IN OA 495/2013.**
- **EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE APPLICANT IN OA 495/2013 FILED BEFORE THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
- **EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS DATED 10.1.2014 IN OA 495/2013.**
- **EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 14.11.2014 IN OA 495/2013 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
- **EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29.10.2014**
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**IN OA 844/2012 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
**EXHIBIT P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.5.2013 IN OA 649/2011 OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**
**RESPONDENT'S/S EXHIBITS:**
**ANNEXURE R1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31.5.2011 OF THE HON'BLE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH IN OA NO.889/2009.**
**ANNEXURE R2 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 28.9.2011 OF THE HON'BLE CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH IN OA NO.145/2010.**
**ANNEXURE R3 A TRUE COPY OF THE POSTMAN/MAIL GUARD RECRUITMENT RULES DATED 6.7.1989.**
**ANNEXURE R4 A TRUE COPY OF THE DOPT OM NO.2/8/2001-PIC DATED 16.5.2001.**
**ANNEXURE R5 A TRUE COPY OF RULE 2 OF PART-I GENERAL OF APPENDIX-37 RULES RELATING TO DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION.**
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## **APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 41/2015**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
|**ANNEXURE A1**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED AS**|
|---|---|
||**PER ORDER NO.ST/90-4/2003 DATED 20/06/2004**|
||**ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN**|
||**OA.**|
|**ANNEXURE A2**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B2/44/EXAM/2004**|
||**DATED 21/07/2004 ISSUED BY THE 3RD**|
||**RESPONDENT IN OA.**|
|**ANNEXURE A3**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED**|
||**25/04/2012 SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST APPLICANT**|
||**TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN OA.**|
|**ANNEXURE A4**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED**|
||**14/08/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST APPLICANT**|
||**TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN OA.**|
|**ANNEXURE A5**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN OA 102/2010 AND**|
||**CONNECTED CASES OF THIS HONOURABLE CAT,**|
||**ERNAKULAM BENCH.**|
|**ANNEXURE R1(A)**|**TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN OA NO.260/2007.**|
|**ANNEXURE A6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 08/07/2010**|
||**ISSUED BY THE CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL,**|
||**KERALA CIRCLE.**|
|**EXHIBIT P1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE OA 844/12 DT.29-10-14**|
||**FILED BY THE RESPONDENT BEFORE THE HON'BLE**|
||**CAT, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT DT.18-1-13**|
||**FILED BY THE PETITIONERS.**|
|**EXHIBIT P3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER FILED BY THE**|
||**RESPONDENT IN OA 844/12 DT.30-5-13.**|
|**EXHIBIT P4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT**|
||**FILED BY THE PETITIONERS.**|
|**EXHIBIT P5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REJOINDER FILED**|
||**BY THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE 2ND ADDITIONAL REPLY**|
||**STATEMENT FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS.**|
|**EXHIBIT P7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN OA 844/2012**|
||**DT.29-10-14 OF THE HON'BLE CAT, ERNAKULAM**|
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**BENCH.**
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## **APPENDIX OF OP (CAT) 88/2019**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
|**ANNEXURE A1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE POST MASTER GENERAL,**|
|---|---|
||**NORTHERN REGION, KERALA CIRCLE, CALICUT**|
||**(RESPONDENT NO.3) MEMO NO.RECTT/3-2/2003**|
||**DATED 15.01.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE A2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST**|
||**OFFICES, TIRUR DIVISION, TIRUR (RESPONDENT**|
||**NO.4) MEMO NO.B2/RECTT/3/2004 DATED**|
||**05.07.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE A3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST**|
||**OFFICES, TIRUR DIVISION, TIRUR (RESPONDENT**|
||**NO.4) MEMO NO.B2/ALLOTMENT/01 DATED**|
||**20.07.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE A4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDERS OF THE HON'BLE**|
||**TRIBUNAL IN O.A.NO.724/2012 PRONOUNCED ON**|
||**28.06.2013.**|
|**ANNEXURE A5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED**|
||**07.12.2015 SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANTS TO**|
||**THE RESPONDENTS NO.2-4.**|
|**ANNEXURE A6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE HIGH**|
||**COURT OF KERALA THOUGH OP(CAT)50 OF 2015,**|
||**PRONOUNCED ON 13.03.2015.**|
|**ANNEXURE A7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE**|
||**TRIBUNAL IN O.A.NO.648/2013 PRONOUNCED ON**|
||**28.01.2015.**|
|**ANNEXURE R1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE POST MASTER GENERAL,**|
||**NORTHERN REGION, KERALA CIRCLE, CALICUT**|
||**(RESPONDENT NO.3) LETTER NO.RECTT/3-2/2003**|
||**DATED 26.03.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B2/RECTT/3/2001**|
||**DATED 13.05.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.RECTT/4-5/2003 II**|
||**DATED 24.06.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.B2/RECTT/3-2004**|
||**DATED 12.07.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B2/RECTT/3/2004**|
||**DATED 05.07.2004.**|
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|**ANNEXURE R6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.B2/ALLOTMENT.01**|
|---|---|
||**DATED 20.07.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO NO.4-28/03 DATED**|
||**01.01.2004 AND OM NO.1(7)(2)/2003/TA/19**|
||**DATED 14.01.2004 COMMUNICATED IN DG'S**|
||**LETTER NO.4-28/03-PEN DATED 19.01.2004.**|
|**ANNEXURE R8**|**TRUE COPY OF THE RULE-13 AND 14 OF CCS**|
||**PENSION RULES.**|
|**ANNEXURE A8**|**TRUE COPY OF THE CASUAL LABORERS (GRANT OF**|
||**TEMPORARY STATUS AND REGULARIZATION) SCHEME**|
||**OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, 1993.**|
|**ANNEXURE A9**|**TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,**|
||**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND IT,**|
||**DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ORDER NO.01-07/2016-**|
||**SPB-I DATED 12.09.2016.**|
|**ANNEXURE A10**|**TRUE COPY OF THE HON'BLE CENTRAL**|
||**ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, PRINCIPAL BENCH**|
||**ORDER IN OA NO.749/2005 (HERD TOGETHER),**|
||**PRONOUNCED ON 17.11.2016.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 21.02.2018 IN**|
||**OA 377/2016.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN CA NOS.90/2015**|
||**AND 91/2015.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN CA.NO.13675-**|
||**13676 OF 2015.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP(CAT)**|
||**327/2016 DATED 18.01.2017.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE JUDGMENT IN**|
||**SRI.SURINDER SING AND OTHERS.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.45-95/87 DATED**|
||**12.04.1991.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA7**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.01-07/2016-SPB-I**|
||**DATED 22.07.2016.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA8**|**TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.6-1/2009-PE.II**|
||**ISSUED BY POSTAL DIRECTORATE DATED**|
||**09.10.2009.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA9**|**TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF RULES GDS,**|
||**UNDER SERVICE DISCHARGED BENEFITS SCHEME**|
||**(SDBS), 2011.**|
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|**ANNEXURE RA10**|**TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF DIRECTOR**|
|---|---|
||**GENERAL INSTRUCTION ON PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA**|
||**GRATUITY.**|
|**ANNEXURE RA11**|**TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE**|
||**TRIBUNAL DATED 16.03.2018 IN OA**|
||**NO.249/12017.**|
|**EXHIBIT P1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION IN**|
||**O.A. NO. 180/00377/2016 DATED 17.04.2016.**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY STATEMENT IN O.A.**|
||**NO. 180/00377/2016, DATED 02.12.2016 FILED**|
||**BY THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REJOINDER IN O.A. NO.**|
||**180/00377/2016, DATED 11.12.2017 FILED BY**|
||**THE RESPONDENT.**|
|**EXHIBIT P4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN ORIGINAL**|
||**APPLICATION NO. 180/00377/2016, DATED**|
||**21.02.2018 ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL**|
||**ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM BENCH.**|
|**EXHIBIT P5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE REVIEW PETITION IN R.A.**|
||**NO. 180/00034/2018 DATED 09.05.2018**|
|**EXHIBIT P6**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN R.A. NO.**|
||**180/00034/2018, DATED 19.06.2018**|