IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 27755 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- KOSHY JOHN, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (UNDER SUSPENSION) HRD & PLANNING, O/O.THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU, SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI, SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN, SRI.T.R.SADEESAN, SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT , PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM -695 009. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATION), ROADS AND BRIDGES, TRIVANDRUM-695 009. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.27755/2010 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF G.O.(RT) NO.212/2000/PWD DTD.2/03/2000 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF G.O.(RT) NO.1377/10/PWD DTD. 2/09/2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF G.O.(RT) NO.1625/10/PWD DTD. 21/10/2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF LETTER NO.DPC/10933/10 DTD. 14/09/2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER LSGD, TVM AND ALL THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEERS ION THE PWD. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 27755 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is an Assistant Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department is aggrieved by his suspension pursuant to disciplinary proceedings initiated against him. The petitioner now submits that, the petitioner has been reinstated and therefore the petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to complete the disciplinary proceedings within a time frame. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the disciplinary proceedings initiated by issuing Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/