IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 8562 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.KISHORE, S/O.MADIKKAI KUNHIKANNAN, AGED 49 YEARS, DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR SCHEDULED CASTS, DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF SCHEDULED CAST & SCHEDULED TRIBE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.8562/2009-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of suspension Ext.P3 issued by the Government. The main complaint raised in the order of suspension is that he did not achieve the target fixed for the year 2008-2009 and, inspite of various instructions given to him, he has not acted accordingly. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the reasons stated to suspend the petitioner from service cannot be justified. There had not been any failure of duty and he has not committed any misconduct in the matter also. 3. The order of suspension is dated 12/03/2009. If the petitioner files appropriate representation inviting the attention of the Government in regard to the non sustainability of the charges raised against him in Ext.P3, within a period of three weeks from today, the same will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed within a further period of two months. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms