IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 25TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 22719 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- N.GOPINATHAN NAIR, RAGAM, CHOORAKOD P.O., MANAKKALA VIA., ADOOR, (MEMBER, WARD NO.XIII, ERATHU GRAMA PANCHAYATH). BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.S.ARAVIND SRI.P.JINISH PAUL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, HOME AND VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. B.VINOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 22719 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 16thday of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is the member representing ward No.XIII of Erathu Grama Panchayat in Pathanamthitta District, has filed this writ petition mainly seeking a direction to the State of Kerala to take action on the vigilance investigation report submitted by the second respondent, Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram by registering vigilance cases against the Suspect Officers referred to in that report. 2. Sri. B.Vinod, the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents submits on instructions that the Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram has directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pathanamthitta to register cases against Suspect Officers 1 and 2 mentioned in the vigilance investigation report and that steps are afoot to proceed further in the matter. In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the petitioner cannot have any subsisting grievance. The writ petition is accordingly closed recording the above submission made on behalf WPC No.22719/2010 2 of the respondents that steps are afoot to proceed against Suspect Officers 1 and 2 mentioned in the vigilance investigation report relating to the administration of Erathu Grama Panchayat in Pathanamthitta District. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.22719/2010 3