IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 29863 of 2011(G) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ---------------------------------- T.C.ABRAHAM, AGED 67 YEARS, S/O.T.V.CHACKO, MANAGER, ST.JOHN'S HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL ,ERAVIPEROOR, THIRUVALLA-689542 BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,HOUSING BOARD BUILINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, L.M.S JUNCTION, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004 4. SMT.JESSY REEBA LUKE, PANODIMALAYIL HOUSE, P.O.ERAVIPEROOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-689542 R1 TO R3 BY SENION GOVT PLEADER M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JM WPC 29863/2011 PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.22845/T3/2008/G.EDN.OF THE GOVERNMENT EXT.P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.TRO/6/4475/06/HSE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES ALONG WITH STATEMENT OF ALLEGATIONS EXT.P4:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE MANAGER OF THE SCHOOL EXT.P5:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.TRO/6/4475/06 HSE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- TRUE COPY OF THE G.O(MS)NO.235(1)2009/G.EDN OF THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P7:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.1/HSS/JESSY/08 OF THE MANAGER, EXT.P8:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.1/HSS/JESSY/08 OF THE MANAGER EXT.P9:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.16/TCA/2011-12 OF THE MANAGER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUECOPY // PA TO JUDGE JM T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.29863 of 2011-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of November, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Manager of a Higher Secondary School. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the third respondent to conduct a detailed enquiry following the procedure laid down under Rule 75 of Chapter XIV-A K.E.R. and to furnish report to the Manager, within a time limit. 2. It is submitted by the petitioner that the third respondent, by letter dated 6.12.2010, produced as Ext.P2, directed the petitioner to initiate disciplinary action against the 4th respondent. As the reply submitted by the 4th respondent was not satisfactory, the petitioner requested the third respondent to conduct the detailed enquiry, as per Ext.P4 letter. 3. Learned Government Pleader on getting instructions, submitted that the enquiry has actually started on 21.11.2011. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner did not receive any notice or information regarding the said posting. 4. In that view of the matter, since the enquiry has already been started, the third respondent will complete the same with due notice to the wpc 29863/2011 2 petitioner and the fourth respondent expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and the report will be furnished to the petitioner after completion of the enquiry. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the third respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/