IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6108 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.SUSHAMA, SPECIAL GRADE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY (UNDER SUSPENSION), RANNI ANGADI PANCHAYAT, RESIDING AT SUSHA BHAVAN, MUDAVOOR POST, MUVATTUPUZHA, PIN-686669 BY ADV. SRI.S.JIJI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ADDL.DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, ERNAKULAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU-R1 TO R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 6108 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Special Grade Panchayat Secretary under the Local Self Government Department. She was placed under suspension as per Ext.P9 order dated 2.1.2010. This Writ Petition is filed challenging Ext.P9 order of suspension. 2. Against Ext.P9, the petitioner has filed Ext.P10 petition under Rule 10(6) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960. The limited prayer of the petitioner in this Writ Petition is for a direction to the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P10 petition expeditiously, taking into account the fact that she is due to retire from service on 31.3.2010. Considering the fact that the petitioner is due to retire from service on 31.3.2010 and that Ext.P10 petition was preferred before the first respondent on 12.1.2010, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P10 as expeditiously as W.P.(C) NO. 6108/2010 2 possible, at any rate on or before 25.3.2010. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C) NO. 6108/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 6108 JUDGMENT 24th February, 2010