IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 3603 of 2009(D) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.SREEKANTAN, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN, VALIYA VILA HOUSE,KOTHAKULANGARA, ANDOORKONAM, ANDOORKONAM P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (SPECIAL VILLAGE OFFICER, ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE OFFICE) BY ADVS. MR.N.RATHEESH SMT.SUMA RATHEESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAURAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, HOSDURG, KASARGODE DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3603 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT Aggrieved by Ext.P9 order passed by the Tahsildar, Hosdurg, he has filed this writ petition. As per the said order, the petitioner has been relieved from the post of Village Officer at Kallar with a direction to report before the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram for getting a posting. There is a reference to an order dated 21.1.2009 issued by the Land Revenue Commissioner in Ext.P9 by which the petitioner's promotion to the post of Village Officer has been cancelled and he has been reposted as UDC/SV in Thiruvananthapuram district. The petitioner contends that this is without any notice to him. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that by an order dated 16.6.2008, the disciplinary action against the petitioner stands finalised along with another Radhakrishnan Nair, Village Officer, Ulloor. A punishment of barring promotion for two years is imposed by the said order. It is therefore, pointed out that in compliance with the same, petitioner was ordered to be reverted. In that view of the matter the challenge against Ext.P9 fails and no interference is wpc: 3603 of 2009 2 called for. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that he has already challenged the proceedings dated 16.6.2008. before the Land Revenue Commissioner. But he has not so far received the copy of the proceedings dated 21.1.2009, of the Land Revenue Commissioner. 4. Petitioner is entitled to be served with a copy of the order dated 21.01.2009 (LRE 7/56428/2008) issued by the Land Revenue Commissioner. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to serve a copy of the said proceedings to the petitioner on production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps