IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 34613 of 2008(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- K.S. ANILKUMAR, U.D CLERK, A GRADE, DISTRICT LOTTERY OFFICE, MINI CIVIL STATION, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF LOTTERIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARMAN FOR R1, R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.34613 of 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 25th November, 2008. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.Kaleeswaram Raj, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner, an Upper Division Clerk in the District Lottery Office at Kottayam, was placed under suspension by Ext.P1 order dated 30.4.2008. Invoking Rule 10(6) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1969, he has submitted Ext.P3 representation before the Secretary to Government, Department of Taxes, seeking revocation of the suspension. In this writ petition, the petitioner inter alia prays for a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 representation and take a decision thereon. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that other officers who were also placed under suspension by Ext.P1 order have already moved the Government seeking revocation of the W.P.(C) No. 34613 of 2008 2 suspension, that they had also moved this Court seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Government to consider their applications for review and that this Court has directed the Government to consider their requests and pass orders thereon. The learned counsel further submits that Paragraph 17 of the Manual for Disciplinary Proceedings stipulates that cases of Government employees continuing under suspension beyond six months shall be reviewed. In these circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the Secretary to Government, Department of Taxes, to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 representation and take a decision thereon, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard. This shall be done within a period of three months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE nj.