IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32425 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.L.PRADEEPKUMAR MANAGER, KERALA STATE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (KSCDC) KERAFED OFFICE, ARISTO JN., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.M.C.GOPI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. KERAFED OFFICE, ARISTO JN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 4. CHAIRMAN, COCONUT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).32425/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 5th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Disciplinary proceedings taken against the petitioner by the third respondent, the Managing Director of the Kerala State Coconut Development Corporation, ultimately ended in Ext.P9 order. It was inter alia directed by the Government that the wages payable to the petitioner during the period of suspension be confined to the subsistence allowance drawn by him during the said period. Petitioner has sought for a variation of that portion of the order. Pursuant to the order passed by the Government, petitioner was reinstated in 2007 and is continuing since then. Ext.P14 is a comprehensive representation filed by the petitioner before the first respondent inter alia seeking a direction that he be paid wages, as is applicable to the post in which he would have discharged his functions for the entire period. Representation is addressed to Chief Secretary, the first respondent. It is open to the first respondent to W.P.(C).32425/2008 2 make over the same to the second respondent. 2. I heard learned Standing Counsel for the third respondent and the learned Government Pleader. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to either take a decision on Ext.P14 within three months or see that the same is made over to the second respondent within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In the event of the first respondent making over the representation to the second respondent, second respondent shall take a decision within two months from the date of receipt of representation from the first respondent. Copy of the writ petition along with the copy of the judgment shall be independently produced before respondents 1 and 2 by the petitioner. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs