IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 35129 of 2011(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M.D LOOKA, EX. DRIVER, K.S.R.T.C., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY. RESIDING AT MATTAPALLIL HOUSE, T.V. PURAM, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI. O.D. SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, (APPELLATE AUTHORITY), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECOTR, (DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY), KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT COPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC FOR K.S.R.T.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SP WP(C).No. 35129 of 2011(M) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- 1. EXT. P1 - COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 20/05/2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. 2. EXT. P2 - COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23/07/2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. 3. EXT. P3 - COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 24/09/2009. 4. EXT. P4 - COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11/03/2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. 5. EXT. P5 - COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 30/03/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. SP HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 35129 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December 2011. JUDGMENT Standing Counsel takes notice for the respondents. 2. The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P5 petition submitted by the petitioner and to reconsider Ext.P4 order and pass necessary orders to re-instate the petitioner in service without any delay. 3. When the matter is taken up for consideration today, in the admission list, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P5 petition is pending consideration before the 3rd respondent and requests this court to direct the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 petition within a time frame. 4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 petition within a period of two months from the W.P.(C) No.35129/2011 2 date of receipt of a copy of the judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al