IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2008 / 30TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23742 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ARAVINDAKSHAN.L.P, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.PADMANABHA PANICKER (LATE),DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKER'S WELFARE FUND BOARD, AYYANTHOL, THRISSUR, RESIDING AT "SREELAKSHMI", KANNAMPILLY, KUMBALAM, KOCHI-682 506. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SRI.MANU TOM RESPONDENT: ------------- THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS' WELFARE FUND BOARD, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC,KMTWF BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 23742 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is presently working as District Executive Officer in the office of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board at Thrissur, was placed under suspension by order dated 6.5.2006 issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the said Board pending enquiry into the allegations against him. By Exhibit P1 order dated 26.9.2007, he was reinstated in service. Exhibit P1 indicates that orders will be issued later in respect of the findings in the enquiry report and also as regards the period during which the petitioner was placed under suspension. The petitioner contends that notwithstanding Exhibits P2 and P3 representations submitted by him, orders have not been passed regularizing the period of suspension. 2. Today, when the writ petition came up for admission, Sri.P.Ramakrishnan, the learned standing W.P ( C) No. 23742 of 2008 2 counsel appearing for the Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board submitted that in the enquiry conducted against the petitioner findings have been entered against him in respect of some of the charges and that within a period of three months, the proceedings will be finalized and orders concerning the period of suspension will be passed. The said submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board to finalise the proceedings initiated against the petitioner within a period of three months from today. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 23742 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 23742 of 2008 4