Remembering E X Joseph

Welcome To Warrier's Friends' COLLAGE, July, 2026 : Part IV Remembering E X Joseph July 24, 2026 is second Memorial Day of E X Joseph. We had maintained a cordial, brotherly relationship ever since we met sometime in 1964. Prayers M G Warrier A Adieu, E X Joseph https://www.warriersblog.com/2024/07/adieu-e-x-joseph.html Excerpts : Dear Joseph *** "When we met first in 1964, I was still a teenager and you were Secretary General of All India Audit and Accounts Employees Association. You had come to address us (employees of AG's Office, Thiruvananthapuram) and all of us were amazed by your oratory which received continuous applause from the audience. We were not aware of your MA Economics background then. After restoring recognition of the Association, you left AG's Office and pursued journalism, law, writing poetry and books and what not, till recently, before giving up the practice in Supreme Court as Senior Advocate." *** During his stay in Delhi, Joseph got opportunity to work with stalwarts like V K Krishna Menon and V R Krishna Iyer and to associate with political leaders like A B Vajpeyee. He politely declined offers to migrate to politics. B My friendship with Joseph : My Story So Far Chapter 7: Moving on with common cause https://share.google/6ySeaZc3jh4kQZBtP Excerpts : *** As Secretary General of the All India Audit and Accounts Employees Association, E X Joseph was editing the Association’s monthly bulletin “Audit” till he resigned from Bombay AG’s Office. Once he became a free bird, he started experimenting career paths which had some connections with his aptitude and basically served some social purpose he held close to his heart. Joseph had a Master’s degree in Economics when he joined Bombay AG’s Office. His communication skills helped him to easily remain in the forefront in the work areas of his choice. This advantage shaped him as a lawyer and an editor by the time he was in his late 30’s. In between he has edited magazines like Century founded by V K Krishna Menon. During the second half of 1968 Joseph started his own monthly magazine “Labour World”. As it almost coincided with the All India strike by central government employees in which many employees were victimized, the publication got disrupted and marketing became a challenge. From Thiruvananthapuram, I could support Labour World by canvassing subscriptions from government and bank employees. The magazine didn’t reach the level of sustainable viability and slowly disappeared from the scene. Joseph concentrated more on his practice as an advocate with focus on labour law." *** C Landmark case : O. K. Ghosh and Another v. E. X. Joseph (1962) is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that protected the fundamental rights of government employees. The Court invalidated Rules 4(A) and 4(B) of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, declaring blanket bans on demonstrations unconstitutional under Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution. The respondent, E. X. Joseph, was a Central Government servant and secretary of a non-gazetted staff association. He faced departmental proceedings for participating in demonstrations for a general strike and for remaining associated with his union after the government withdrew its recognition. The Supreme Court ruled that a blanket prohibition on any demonstration violated the fundamental rights of free speech and peaceful assembly. This ruling remains a foundational precedent safeguarding the right to form associations and express grievances