IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33597 of 2010(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.CHANDRA BABU, EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, CHERTHALA. BY ADVS. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN, SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD, SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM), SRI.MATHEW SUNNY, SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TAXES (F) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33. 3. THE CONVENER, DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (LOWER), (EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33). R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.33597 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Excise Inspector working at Excise Circle Office, Cherthala, in Alappuzha District. Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against him, by issuing Ext.P5 memo of charges to which the petitioner has already filed Ext.P6 written statement of defence. The petitioner's grievance is that disciplinary proceedings are not yet finalised even though Ext.P5 was issued on 22.12.2009. In the meantime petitioner's juniors have been promoted superseding the petitioner, on the ground that disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner even without following the sealed cover procedure is his grievance. However the petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the respondents to complete the disciplinary proceedings within a time frame. W.P.(C)No.33597 of 2010 -2- I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to see that the disciplinary proceedings initiated by issuing Ext.P5 memo of charges dated 22.12.2009 shall be completed in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/