IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2008 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36564 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. T.P.SURENDRAN NAIR PRINCIPAL (U.SUSPENSION) GPM GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, MANJESHWARAM, R/AT.INDRAGIRI COMPOUNDS, VENGACHERRY, PO.THAYANOO RE,VIA., ANAND ASHRAMA, KASARAGOD. 2. DR.C.BABURAJ, READER IN STATISTICS VICE PRINCIPAL U.SUSPENSION, GPM GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, MANJESWARAM, R/AT.USHASS, ANIKKADI, POST KODAKKAL VIA., TRIKKARIPUR, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KANNUR UNIVERSITY REP. BY THE REGISTRAR KANNUR UNIVERSITY, KANNUR. ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.36564/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are the Principal and Vice Principal of GPM Government College, Manjeshwaram. By Ext.P14 they were placed under suspension. The controversy is in relation to the transfer of 10 acres of land out of 42.63 acres of land, which was transferred to the petitioners' college by Ext.P1 order. By Ext.P3 and P4, the aforesaid 10 acres were ordered to be transfered to the 3rd respondent University. According to the petitioners, since the procedure for transfer was incomplete, they being the Principal and Vice Principal, they were the custodians of land and were duty bound to safeguard the interest of the College. According to them this precisely was what they have done, but however they were placed under suspension. WP(c).No.36564/08 2 2. Irrespective of the controversies that they have raised in the writ petition, complaining of the issues that lead to suspension by Ext.P14 order, it is stated that they have filed Exts.P16 and P17 representations before the first respondent seeking revocation of their suspension. 3. In this writ petition, though the petitioners have raised several contentions, having regard to the pendency of the aforesaid two representations before the first respondent, I direct the first respondent to consider the same with notice to the petitioners and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Needless to say that I have not pronounced on the merits of the contentions raised. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. WP(c).No.36564/08 3