IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 313 of 2009(K) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- SEBASTIAN THOMAS, AGED 41, S/O.THOMAS, THEKKINKKATTIL, 12TH MILE, ARAKKULAM, THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT (C)DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.313/2009-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Motor Vehicle Inspector in the Motor Vehicle Department. While he was working as such at the Regional Transport Officer, Malappuram, it appears that the Vigilance and Anti- Corruption Bureau conducted a surprise inspection. Ext.P1 is the report submitted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police to the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram. Later on, as per the recommendations contained in Ext.P1, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner and, Ext.P3 is the copy of the impugned charges. By Ext.P4, the petitioner has denied the allegations levelled against him. The proceedings initiated as per Ext.P3 are still pending. Therefore, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents to complete the proceedings within a period of three weeks. 2. Heard both sides. It is submitted that a reasonable time may be fixed for completion of the proceedings already initiated. Going by the W.P.(C) No.313/2009 -:2:- facts of the case, there will be a direction to the respondents to see that the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner shall be finalised within a period of five months from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms