IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2009 / 3RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2560 of 2009(D) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- P.M.SHAJI KHAN,SPECIAL OFFICER, EXTRA CARE (UNDER SUSPENSION),KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, PETROL PUMP, D.H.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADVS. MR.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, MR.RAJAN VELLOTH, MR.SAIJO HASSAN, MR.A.S.SABU, MR.BINOJ.C.AUGUSTINE. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, MAVELI BHAVAN, GANDHI NAGAR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 020,REP; BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE REGIONAL MANAGER,KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLES CORPORATION LTD,REGIONAL OFFICE,MAVELI BHAVAN, GANDHI NAGAR,ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 020. 4. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLES CORPORATION LTD, DISTRICT DEPOT, PETTAH, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN, R2 TO R4 BY ADV. MR. MILLU DANDAPANI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2560/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein was suspended from service while working as Special Officer, Extra Care under the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation. The matter concerns affairs of the Petrol Bunk owned by the Corporation in D.H road, Ernakulam. For the alleged shortage of stock on the basis of the special report of the internal audit team on surprise inspection of the said petrol bunk, actions have been taken by the third respondent which resulted in an order of suspension against the petitioner. Mainly this is a matter where shortage of petrol was found and the net loss was assessed at 4.70 lakhs. According to the petitioner he joined duty there only on 25/07/2008 as Special Officer. The maintenance of stock etc. was not a matter in which he was strictly involved. The petitioner has produced various documents to sustain the above plea. 2. Seeking for a revocation of the order of suspension and to establish that he is innocent in the matter, he has filed Ext.P19 before the Chairman and Managing Director. In view of the pendency of Ext.P19, at this stage, this Court is not going into the merits of the matter. W.P.(C) No.2560/2009 -:2:- 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents also in the matter. It is submitted that copy of Ext.P19 has been received. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P19 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with the copy of the judgment for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms