IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2010 / 12TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16972 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHIRLEY GEORGE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN,AYIROOR, KANJEETTUKARA PO,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (RESIDING AT THOTTAKKATTU HOUSE,KURUNGAZHA PO PULLAD, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.V.THOMAS SRI.JOJO GEORGE SRI.NIDHI SAM JOHNS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT,VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER) FOR AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORATE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P.SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.16972 of 2010 (V) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 2nd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Agricultural Officer. She aspires promotion to the post of Assistant Director of Agriculture. Exts.P6 is the Government Order approving select list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee (Lower) pursuant to its meeting held on 17/02/2010. The petitioner was excluded from consideration, and the reason according to her, is the pendency of disciplinary action initiated against her pursuant to Ext.P3, to which she submitted Ext.P4 explanation. Aggrieved by her exclusion from Ext.P6, she has filed Ext.P7 representation before the 2nd respondent. Ext.P7 is also pending. Therefore, complaining of delay in the finalisation of disciplinary action and her exclusion from Exts.P6, this writ petition is filed. 2. From the facts as noticed above, the only order to be passed is to direct consideration of Ext.P7 and to direct the 2nd respondent to expedite the disciplinary action initiated against the WP(C) No.16972/2010 -2- petitioner. 3. In the light of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:- That the 2nd respondent shall consider Exts.P7 filed by the petitioner. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. It is also directed that the 2nd respondent shall take expeditious steps for conclusion of the disciplinary action initiated against the petitioner pursuant to Ext.P3, and pass final orders in the matter. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 2nd respondent for compliance. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg