IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2011 / 4TH MAGHA 1932 RP.No. 1015 of 2010(S) ---------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.36831/2007 Dated 12/07/2010 REVIEW PETITIONER/RESPONDENT NO.1 IN W.P.(C): ----------------------------------------------- P.K.SURENDRANATHAN ASARI AGED 60 YEARS,S/O.LATE K.ACHARI (PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS-RETIRED) 'SURASINDHU'T.C.9/2228.,KURUPS LANE SASTHAMANGALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.P.V.MOHANAN RESPONDENTS/RESPOSNDENT NO. 2 & PETITIONER IN WP(C): -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REP.BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS, PARYAVARAN BHAVAN,CGO COMPLEX,LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110006 2. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM - 695 001. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = R.P. NO. 1015/2010 IN W.P.(C) 36831/2007 = = = = = = = = = = = == == = = = = DATED THIS, THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2011. O R D E R Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. We have heard the learned counsel for the review petitioner and the learned Senior Government Pleader. There is no ground to review the judgment. 2. With the passage of time, the review petitioner stands acquitted of the criminal charge by the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, before whom proceedings were pending on allegation of the commission of offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act and other penal laws. If such order of acquittal would bring any reprieve to the petitioner from the disciplinary proceedings, that would not be affected by anything stated in the judgment. The matter is clarified to that effect. We also record the submission of the learned Government Pleader that he is yet to get instructions as to whether the Government proposes to appeal against the order of acquittal. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, (JUDGE) P.S. GOPINATHAN, (JUDGE) knc/-