IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8155 of 2011(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- N.V.MOHAMMED ALI, DEPUTY SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOZHIKODE, KOZHIKODE BY ADVS. SRI.PULIKKOOL ABUBACKER SRI.ZUBAIR PULIKKOOL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVT.DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001 2. SECRETARY, KANNUR MINICIPALITY, KANNUR, PIN-670001 R2 BY SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV.SRI.A.S.SAJUSH PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 8155 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is now working as Deputy Secretary of Kozhikode Corporation. In respect of certain allegations the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Kannur has registered a case against the petitioner. On the recommendation of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, the petitioner has been suspended from service by Ext.P1 order. According to the petitioner, there is no material before the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau for even suspecting any complicity on the part of the petitioner in the transaction alleged in the report of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau. Therefore the Government has exercised its discretion to suspend the petitioner wrongly is the averment of the petitioner. The petitioner has filed Ext.P3 review petition before the 1st respondent against the suspension. The petitioner seeks W.P.(C)No. 8155 of 2011 -2- a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader and the Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Insofar as the petitioner is due to retire on 31.03.2011, the 1st respondent shall consider whether orders can be passed on Ext.P3 before that date. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/