IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2011 / 27TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1504 of 2011(K) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ADV.USMAN KURIKKAL.O.V, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.CHERIYA KUNHIMUTTY KURIKKAL HAJI, MANAGER, A.R.NAGAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, P.O.A.R.NAGAR, CHENDAPPURAYA, MALAPPURAM-676 305. BY ADVS. SRI.K.E.HAMZA SRI.V.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 101. 3. SRI.K.AHAMMED, FULL-TIME MENIAL, A.R.NAGAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHENDAPPURAYA, POST A.R.NAGAR-676 305, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1504/2011-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 17th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the Manager of a school, namely, Abdurahiman Nagar Higher School, Malappuram District seeking for a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P6 Revision Petition filed under Rule 92 of Chapter XIV A K.E.R. The petitioner initiated disciplinary proceedings against the third respondent and the District Educational Officer was the Enquiry Officer. He has filed a report, a copy of which has been produced as Ext.P5. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Ext.P5 report cannot be sustained at all, especially, since the District Educational Officer has proposed the punishment therein. It is pointed out that the enquiring authority cannot propose punishments. All these are matters for the Government to consider. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Ext.P6 Revision Petition within a period of three months from the date W.P.(C). No.1504/2011 -:2:- of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms