STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001, KERALA. vs DEVAN,S/O.MURUKAMOOPPAN, SCHEDULED TRIBE PROMOTER, TRIBAL EXTENSION OFFICE, PUDUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678581

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 44068

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001, KERALA. – Appellant
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DEVAN,S/O.MURUKAMOOPPAN, SCHEDULED TRIBE PROMOTER, TRIBAL EXTENSION OFFICE, PUDUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678581 – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A. J. VARGHESE
For the Respondents:

Table of Content
1. initial context regarding applicants' claims. (Para 1)
2. engagement terms for scheduled tribe promoters. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. incorrectness of tribunal's ruling based on prior appointments. (Para 5 , 6)

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioners are the respondents in O.A.(EKM)No.1874 of 2017 on the file of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Additional Bench at Ernakulam, which was one filed by the respondents herein-applicants, who were working as Scheduled Tribe Promoters seeking an order directing the respondents therein to permit them to continue in the post of Scheduled Tribe Promoters; a direction to the respondents not to replace the applicants by new candidates on temporary appointment as Scheduled Tribe Promoters; and a declaration that the applicants are eligible to continue in the post of Scheduled Tribe Promoters. After considering the rival contentions, the Tribunal, by Ext.P2 order dated 30.08.2017, disposed of O.A.(EKM)No.1874 of 2017, by declaring that the applicants are entitled to continue till 18.11.2017 and they will be entitled to honorarium at fixed rate for the above period. In Ext.P2 order, the Tribunal has taken note of its earlier order dated 23

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