IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 7952 of 2010(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUJATHA K.S., VILLAGE OFFICER, KURICHI VILLAGE, CHANGANASSERY TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT KUNNATHU HOUSE, AYMANAMAM P.O., KOTTAYAM TALUK, PIN-686015. BY ADV. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.7952 of 2010 (T) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T While working as Village Officer, by Ext.P1 order dated 02/08/2008 issued by the 2nd respondent, the petitioner was placed under suspension in contemplation of disciplinary proceedings. According to the petitioner, subsequently, she has been reinstated in service, but however, without prejudice to the continuance of the disciplinary proceedings. It is stated that though Ext.P10 memo of charges has been issued, the disciplinary proceedings have not been finalised. It is the delay in the finalisation of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner, that is now complained of. 2. Once disciplinary proceedings are initiated, it is incumbent on the part of the disciplinary authority to give an expeditious completion to the proceedings. In this case, since it is the complaint of the petitioner that though proceedings have been initiated way back in 2008 still it remains incomplete, I am inclined WP(C) No.7952/2010 -2- to direct the 2nd respondent to finalise the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously. Accordingly the 2nd respondent is directed to finalise the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg