IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2011 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8791 of 2011(Y) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.JAGANNIVASAN, PARAMBATH HOUSE, KODAKKAD P.O. - 676319, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, OVERSEER GR.II, THENHIPALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.VIJAYAMOHANAN SRI.ALAN PAPALI SRI.GILBERT GEORGE CORREYA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATH, MUSEUM JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, MALAPPURAM, CIVIL STATION, MALAPPURAM-676505. ADV. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 8791 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T While working as Overseer Grade II in the Panchayat Common Service, the petitioner was placed under suspension on 6.11.98 and was removed from service with effect from 19.4.2002 on his conviction by a criminal court. Later this Court allowed the appeal against the conviction and found the petitioner not guilty of the offence charged acquitting him in the criminal case. The petitioner submits that in view of the acquittal, the petitioner is entitled to be reinstated in service. Seeking this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction the the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this WPC.No.8791 of 2011 : 2 : judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. (S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE) kp