IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH MARCH 2009 / 15TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6362 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.K.SHAJI, PATHIKALAYIL HOUSE NEDUMKANDAM,IDUKKI, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ASSIGNMENT, KARIMANNOOR, UNDER SUSPENSION. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR SRI.MANU GOVIND RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. 4. SRI.ASOK KUMAR SINGH, IAS DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.6362 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was suspended from service by the District Collector as per Exhibit-P4 order. The main contention raised in the writ petition is that the District Collector is not the competent authority and therefore the order of suspension is passed without jurisdiction. 2. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submitted that under Rule 10 of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal ) Rules 1960 and as per the notification issued in the year 2006, the District Collector has been conferred with power to pass orders of suspension in respect of Tahasildars. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner therefore sought permission to challenge Exhibit-P4 in an appeal before the Government under Rule 22 of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal ) Rules 1960. If the petitioner files such an appeal within a period of W.P ( C) No.6362 of 2009 2 two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, the same shall be considered by the 1st respondent and appropriate orders shall be passed within a further period of three weeks thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.6362 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.6362 of 2009 4