IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH MARCH 2009 / 15TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7224 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G.SREEKUMAR,S/O.GANGADHARAN PILLAI, AGED 35 YRS,KAZHAKAM, CHERUVALLY DEVASWOM AND RESIDING AT ARTHIYIL VEEDU, KIZHATTINGAL.PO, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REP: BY ITS PRESIDENT. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANATHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1,R2 SRI.P.GOPAL FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 7224 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner seeks to challenge the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him pursuant to Exhibit-P2 memo of charges. He was working as Kazhakam in the Kadakavur Sree Subramania Swamy Temple. Memo of charges is dated 4.2.2008. Subsequently, an enquiry officer was appointed and the disciplinary enquiry has already been completed. Exhibit-P8 is the show cause notice issued by the Devaswom Commissioner proposing the punishment. Punishment proposed is barring of one increment with cumulative effect. After getting Exhibit- P8 show cause notice, he has filed Exhibit-P9 application seeking for a copy of the enquiry report. Exhibit-P10 is the enquiry report submitted by the Enquiry Officer. Thereafter, he submitted Exhibit-P11 detailed explanation to the show cause notice. W.P ( C) No. 7224 of 2009 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the entire allegations against him are flimsy and the resultant action therefore cannot be sustained. It is prayed that the very basis of the charge being vague, this Court can interfere in such matters at this stage. 3. In this case, memo of charges was issued on 4.2.2008. Now the disciplinary enquiry is over and at present Exhibit-P8 notice has been issued proposing the punishment also. Therefore, as the final order has not been passed so far, it will be pre-mature for this Court to go into the disputed questions involved in the matter. It is for the disciplinary authority to consider the same.. 4. Heard learned standing counsel for the respondents also. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the disciplinary enquiry is going on he is unable to get a transfer to a choice stations and the Commissioner may be directed to finalise the proceedings within a reasonable time. W.P ( C) No. 7224 of 2009 3 Hence, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to finalise the proceedings pursuant to Exhibit-P8 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a coy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner also. The writ petition is dismissed subject to the above directions. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 7224 of 2009 4 W.P ( C) No. 7224 of 2009 5