IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2008 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 31337 of 2008(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- R. BAIJU, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, AGED 35 YEARS, PALLADATHU HOUSE, NEENDAKARA.P.O, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.ACHUTHA KURUP (SR.) SRI.R.SATHISH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DIARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KSHEERA VIKASANA DEPARTMENT, BEACH ROAD, KOLLAM. 3. THE CONVENOR, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, PARIMANAM KSHEEROLPADAKA SAHAKARANA SANGHAM LTD., NO. Q 133 (D) APCOS, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 4. PARIMANAM KSHEEROLPADAKA SAHAKARANA SANGHAM LTD., NO. Q 133 (D) APCOS, REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, PARIMANAM, KOLLAM. ADV. SRI.B.SURESH KUMAR FOR R3 & 4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.31337/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE-CUM-SUSPENSION ORDER DT. 20.10.2008 ISSSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.31337 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, an employee in the service of the 4th respondent, has been placed under suspension pending disciplinary proceedings. It is submitted by the petitioner and the society that domestic enquiry is yet to commence though memo of charges and statement of allegations have been framed and given to the petitioner. This means that the 4th respondent has to make every endeavour to conclude the disciplinary proceedings at the earliest, at any rate, within a period of six months. In the mean while, all benefits in terms of the statutory provisions as are available to an employee under suspension, including subsistence allowance at such rates in terms of statutory prescriptions, shall be released promptly. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.