IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE &

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN THURSDAY, THE 11^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 21ST POUSHA, 1945 OP (CAT) NO. 146 OF 2020 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT OA 792/2019 OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH PETITIONER/S/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 IN O.A.:

1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, NEW DELHI-110 011.

2 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, DAK BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 001.

3 THE CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL, KERALA CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

BY ADV P.VIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENT/S/APPLICANT IN O.A.:

1 M.A.SURESH KUMAR AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.LATE APPU, POSTMASTER, PUNNAYURKULAM P.O., THRISSUR, PIN-679 561, RESIDING AT MOOTHERY HOUSE, ERANGALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM, KERALA, PIN-676 587 (MOB-9961602099).

2 R.RUDRAN, AGED 47 YEARS S/O.M.RAMAKRISHNAN, POSTMASTER, KAUDIAR, PIN-695 003, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT PINER VILLA, PUTHENVEEDU, ELAVARAMKUZH VILAKKUPARA P.O., KOLLAM, KERALA-691 312, NOW RESIDING AT SL COTTAGE, MUTTADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 025 (MOB-9497781338).

3 PRAKASH P.BHASKARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.P.BHASKARAN, POSTMASTER, KONNY, PIN-

689 691, RESIDING AT PANAKAL HOUSE, MEKOZHOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-689 678, )MOB-9946714250).

4 FAISAL.K.T., AGED 35 YEARS S/O.ALAVI.K.T., POSTMASTER, KONDOTTI, PIN-673 638, RESIDING AT PARAYIL HOUSE, MELANGADI P.O., KONDOTTY, PIN-673 638 (MOB-9562647149).

BY ADVS.

SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ SHRI.VISWAJITH C.K SMT.GANGA A.SANKAR SHRI.CHACKOCHEN VITHAYATHIL SMT.GISHA G. RAJ THIS OP (CAT) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

11.01.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 11^th day of January, 2024 A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE(J)

The learned Counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the original petition. The permission stands granted and the Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE Sd/-

SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN JUDGE RK