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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
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.
2.1. In the original application filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985, the respondent-applicant sought the following reliefs:
(iv) To declare that promotions already effected to the post of Deputy Director and Additional Director of Health services in violation of Annexure A9 judgment is illegal. (iv)(a) To call for the records leading to Annexure A20 and quash the same to the extent it regularises the promotion of the applicant as Deputy Director of Health Service
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