IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2010 / 23RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21889 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.N.BHASI, FORESTER, OLAVAKKODE RANGE, PALAKKAD FOREST DIVISION S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 50 YEARS (RESIDING AT VALIYA VANGAKKAL HOUSE, PERIMBADARI, MANNARKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.) BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST & WILD LIFE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (ADMINISTRATION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 3. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, POST THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 4. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, POST THRISSUR-680 001. 5. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FOREST DIVISION, POST CHALAKKUDY-680307. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU SPL. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.P.PRAKASH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21889 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Ext.P3 is an order imposing punishment of barring of increment for one year and ordering recovery of the loss allegedly caused by the petitioner. Aggrieved by Ext.P3, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 appeal before the first respondent. What is sought for in this writ petition is a direction to the first respondent to expedite the disposal of the Ext.P4 appeal. Having regard to the pendency of Ext.P4 appeal, without expressing anything on the merits of the contentions raised, I dispose of this writ petitions with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC (JUDGE) vps WPC No. 2 WPC No. 3