IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4373 of 2008() ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ N.M.NAHAS, MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, ALAPPUZHA. ABAD APARTMENT, MARINE DRIVE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SMT.P.K.SHAKKEELA SMT.M.J.RAJASREE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. BY S.C..SRI. PRAVEEN K. JOY FOR R2 G.P.SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 4373 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Municipal Engineer in the Alappuzha Municipality. He worked as Assistant Engineer in the 2nd respondent Corporation for the period from 1993-96. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P3 and P4 orders passed by the 2nd respondent for recovery of certain amounts from him. In a similar matter this Court had directed the petitioner therein to approach the Local Self Government Department with a revision challenging a similar order. The same course of action can be adopted in the present case also. 2. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the 2nd respondent Corporation, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to challenge Exts. P3 and P4 orders before the Government within six weeks from today. If the petitioner files a representation, the 1st respondent shall take a decision thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of the representation. Enforcement of Exts. P3 & P4, in so far as the petitioner WPC 4373/2008 2 is concerned, shall be kept in abeyance till the Government takes a decision in the manner aforesaid. V. GIRI, JUDGE. mn.