IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 35711 of 2001(B) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.VENUGOPALAN NAIR, RETIRED RATIONING INSPECTOR, RESIDING AT LAVANYA, CHOTTANIKKARA, KANAYANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.T.R.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, COMMISSIONARATE OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2.THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. 3.THE REGIONAL MANAGER, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM. 4.ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5.THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, MULANTHURUTHY. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.ABRAHAM SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM,SC, KSCSC SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYAN, SC, SUPPLYCO THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.35711/2001 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGE DT. 20.3.92 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF REPLY SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGE DT. 6.10.2000 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGE DT. 9.3.98 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGE DT. 2.12.98 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : TRUE COPY OF MEMO OF CHARGE DT. 26.7.99 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DT. 15.5.1986 OF GOVT. OF KERALA. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT. 16.5.2001 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT. 13.9.01 OF 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P10 TRUE COPYOF LETTER DT. 16.5.2001 OF 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT. 16.5.2001 OF 4TH RESPONDENT. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- Original Petition No.35711 of 2001 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 25th January, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, direction or order commanding the 1st respondent to pass final orders in disciplinary cases as per Exts.P3, P4, P5 and P6 without any further delay.” Petitioner retired from service on 30.4.2001. It is submitted by the respondents that even now, the disciplinary action has not been finalized. There will be a direction to the first respondent to finalize the disciplinary action referred to in Exts.P3, P4, P5 and P6 within two months from today, and if not, it shall be taken that the entire action has been dropped, and thereafter, the petitioner shall be paid his pension and pensionary benefits without any recovery in respect of the impugned action, within another one month. C.M.P.No.58311/01 : Dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- Original Petition No.35711 of 2001 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 25th January, 2008.