IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 7TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27254 of 2009(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S.PRADEEPKUMAR, DRIVER,K.S.R.T.C,ATTINGAL DEPOT OF KSRTC, RESIDING AT CHARUVILA VEEDU,NEDUMPARAMB, ATTINGAL P.O. BY ADV. MR.R.ANILKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. INSPECTOR IN-CHARGE KSRTC DEPOT, ATTINGAL. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC,ATTINGAL. 3. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP.BY MANAGING DIRECTOR,KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY,TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY MR.JOHNSON P.JOHN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.27254 of 2009-B = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 29th day of September, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner states that while discharging his duties and responsibilities as a Driver in KSRTC, he became sick on a particular day and had to seek medical help. He says that he was wrongly marked off as absent by cancelling his attendance for the day. He, therefore, wants a vigilance enquiry to be held into the issue. I do not think it necessary for this Court to step into this issue at all, particularly when the petitioner wants this Court to go into the facts and conclude that it could not have been recorded that he was absent and his attendance ought not to have been cancelled. The matter in hand is an administrative one and it is for the petitioner to move the competent superior authorities, if he is aggrieved by any particular administrative WPC27254/09 -: 2 :- decision against him. It appears that Ext.P8 is addressed by the KSRTC to the Government. I am afraid that the jurisdiction of the Government on the basis of the RTC Act is more of general nature and cannot normally be invoked for redressal of individual grievances. Under such circumstances, it is appropriate that the Managing Director of the KSRTC looks into any complaint of the petitioner against the administrative action taken against him. If the petitioner makes such a representation, the Managing Director will look into the same and pass orders in accordance with law after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, within three months from the date of receipt of such representation and a copy of this judgment, whichever is later. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/031009