IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2011 / 14TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18016 of 2011(B) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ B.RAJU, S/O.BHARGAVAN, AGED 52 YEARS, SECRETARY (UNDER SUSPENSION), KUTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, (RESIDING AT NEEROTTICKAL VEEDU, PALATHARA, THATTAMALA, BODHI NAGAR, KOLLAM-691 020). BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED, SRI.M.SAJJAD. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.18016/2011 B APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.2613/2010/LSGD OF THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 07/08/2010. P2: COPY OF THE REVIEW PETITION FILED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 20/01/2011. P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BEFORE THE VIGILANCE DIRECTOR DTD. 24/03/2011. P4: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.C6(VC.5/10/ALP) 10107/2010 OF THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT FOR DIRECTOR DTD. 29/03/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 18016 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT While working as Secretary in the Kuttoor Grama Panchayat, the petitioner was placed under suspension as per Ext.P1 order dated 7.8.2010. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P2 before the first respondent seeking review of the order of suspension in Ext.P1. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the lapse of six months since the date of suspension and even after receipt of Ext.P2, the respondents are not taking any steps to review the order of suspension. In the said circumstances, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner in this Writ Petition as also in Ext.P2, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO. 2 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO. 3