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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. ANIL K.NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT – Appellant
Versus
DR. B. UNNIKRISHNAN – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of promotion claims by the respondent. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. challenge to tribunal's order and pending review. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. scope of high court's supervisory jurisdiction. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. limitations on corrective jurisdiction of high court. (Para 11) |
| 5. dismissal of original petition. (Para 12) |
JUDGMENT
Muralee Krishna, J.
The respondents in O.A.No.1858 of 2024 on the file of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, (the ‘Tribunal’ for short) filed this original petition invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India , challenging Ext.P5 order dated 18.11.2025 passed by the Tribunal in that original application.
2. Going by the averments in the original application, the respondent is presently working as Deputy Superintendent in the cadre of Assistant Director of Health Services in the Health Services Department. The next posts in the line of promotion to the respondent are those of Deputy Director and Additional Director. The respondent is a differently-abled person suffering from more than 40% Locomotor Disability. The Supreme Court has, in various decisions, held that persons
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