IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K. NARENDRAN &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.

TH FRIDAY, THE 8 DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 17TH SRAVANA, 1947 OP(KAT) NO. 337 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2025 IN O.A.NO.1558 OF 2024 OF KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONER/APPLICANT:

SHAMJEER S.L. AGED 43 YEARS S/O. SHOUKATHALI, WORKING AS SENIOR GRADE SERGEANT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT JANNAH, NEAR MAMAM BRIDGE, ATTINGAL, KIZHUVILAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 BY ADVS.

SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM)

SRI.K.SUDHINKUMAR SRI.SABU PULLAN SRI.GOKUL D. SUDHAKARAN SHRI.R.BHASKARA KRISHNAN SHRI.BHARATH MOHAN DR.K.P.SATHEESAN (SR.)

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695011

3 PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695011

4 SURESH GOVIND A.K.

AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. APPU M., SENIOR GRADE SERGEANT, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695011, RESIDING AT HS NO.

59B, M.G. NAGAR, VAZHAYILA, PEROORKADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695005

5 ANAS A.

AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. ABDUL SALAM, SENIOR GRADE SERGEANT, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, PARIPPALLY, KOLLAM – 691574, RESIDNG AT KALLUMPURATH HOUSE, PALACKAL, THEVALAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM, PIN - 690524

6 JURAIJ T.J.

AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. THAJUDEEN H.R., SERGEANT, GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695011, RESIDING AT J.J. HOUSE, PAZHAYACHANTHA, KALLARA, KALLARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695608 BY ADVS.

SRI.V.VARGHESE SHRI.SAJU JOHN SRI.JELSON J.EDAMPADAM OTHER PRESENT:

SRI. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GP THIS OP KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.08.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner filed O.A.No.1558 of 2024 before the Kerala Administrative Tribunal at Thiruvananthapuram, invoking the provisions under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking an order to quash Annexure A9 proceedings dated 22.09.2024 of the 2^nd respondent Director of Medical Education, Annexures A10 and A11 proceedings dated 26.09.2024 and 28.09.2024 of the 3^rd respondent Principal, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, and to direct the 2^nd respondent to allow the petitioner-applicant to continue in the post of 'Senior Grade Sergeant' with all attendant benefits.

2. Going by the averments in the original application, the applicant, who was working as 'Clerk-Typist' in the Medical Education Department, got appointment as Sergeant, in the process of selection pursuant to Annexure A3 circular dated 08.12.2017 issued by the Senior Administrative Officer in the Medical Education Department. The said circular reads thus;

"മ(cid:2)ഡ(cid:4)കൽ വ(cid:4)ദ(cid:10)(cid:11)ഭ(cid:10)(cid:11)സ(cid:14) വക(cid:16)പ(cid:4)ന(cid:16) ക(cid:19)ഴ(cid:4)ൽ ത(cid:4)ര(cid:16)വനനപ(cid:16)ര(cid:14) ഗവമ(cid:26)ന(cid:27)(cid:28) മ(cid:2)ഡ(cid:4)കൽ കക(cid:11)ക(cid:30)ജ(cid:4)ൽ ഒഴ(cid:4)വ(cid:16)ള ഒര(cid:16) സ(cid:11)ർജൻ്(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:27) തസ(cid:27) ത(cid:4)കയ(cid:4)ക&ക(cid:27) തസ(cid:27) ത(cid:4)ക (cid:2)(cid:11)റ(cid:14) വഴ(cid:4) ന(cid:4)യ(cid:2)ന(cid:14) നടത(cid:16)നത(cid:4)ക&യ(cid:27)ക(cid:11)യ(cid:4) ത(cid:11)മഴപ(cid:28)യ(cid:16)ന കയ(cid:11)ഗ(cid:10)തയ(cid:16)ളവര(cid:16)(cid:14), മ+പ(cid:11)ക,ഷൻ പ.ർത(cid:19)കര(cid:4)ചവര(cid:16)(cid:14), ത(cid:11)ത(cid:27) പര(cid:10)(cid:2)(cid:16)ളവര(cid:16)(cid:2)(cid:11)യ ജ(cid:19)വനക(cid:11)ര(cid:4)ൽ ന(cid:4)ന(cid:16)(cid:14) അകപക കണ(cid:4)ച(cid:16) മക(cid:11)ള(cid:16)ന(cid:16). അകപകകയ(cid:11)മട(cid:11)പ(cid:14) ,കയ(cid:11)കഡറ, കയ(cid:11)ഗ(cid:10)ത മത(cid:30)(cid:4)യ(cid:4)ക(cid:16)ന സർട(cid:4)ഫ(cid:4)കറ(cid:16) (cid:30)(cid:16)മട സ(cid:11)ക(cid:10)മപട(cid:16)ത(cid:4)യ പകർപ(cid:16)കൾ എന(