IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2008 / 3RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21416 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.A. RAJEEV, MANAGER IN CHARGE, (UNDER SUSPENSION)/RETIRED, KERALA STATE COIR CORPORATION SHOWROOM, M.G. ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, R/A RAJEEVAM,HOUSE NO.XI-879, PERUMKOOR, KONCHIRA.P.O, VEMPAYAM, TRIVANDRUM-695 615. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE COIR CORPORATION LTD. P.B NO. 191, FACTORY WARD, ALAPPUZHA REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. VIDHU M. UNNITHAN, ADVOCATE, SANATHANAM WARD, NEAR SDVJB SCHOOL, ALAPPUZHA. BY SC SRI.BALACHANDRAN KARTHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).21416/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.Jaju Babu and Mr.K.N.Balachandran Kartha, Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Coir Corporation. 2. The challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P8 by which the petitioner has been denied permission to engage a lawyer for the enquiry that he is being subjected to. Going by Ext.P6 Rules, petitioner is entitled to the services of a legally trained person, if he expresses a desire in that regard. Learned counsel for the Corporation also has no objection, if the petitioner requires the service of an advocate. 3. But he points out that the time frame fixed by this Court for the completion of the enquiry, as per Ext.P2 judgment, has expired. Since both the parties are willing for an extension of time, it is ordered that the time fixed for the completion of enqiry against the petitioner shall W.P.(C).21416/2008 2 stand extended upto 30.11.2008. Petitioner will be entitled to engage the services of an advocate in the domestic enquiry. All other contentions raised by the petitioner are left open. Subject to the above, writ petition is disposed of. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs