IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2009 / 30TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 12091 of 2009(F) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- MAXYN.J.,S/O.JOB, PREVENTIVE OFFICER (UNDER SUSPENSION), EXCISE RANGE OFFICE,KOLLAM. RESIDING AT "VENU PRABHA", S.M.R.A.NAGAR,MULAMKADAKOM, THIRUMULLAVARAM P.O.,KOLLAM-12. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TAXES (EXCISE),SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING,MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING,MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, EXCISE COMPLEX,CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. ANOTNY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12091 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.B.Mohanlal, the Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.Antony MUkkath, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner, a Preventive Officer in the Excise Department, has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P1 order dated 4.2.2008 placing him under suspension, Ext.P4 memo of charges and Ext.P7 order passed by the State Government on appeal, upholding Ext.P1 order of suspension. After this writ petition was filed, by Ext.P8 order passed on 30.6.2009 the Deputy Commissioner of Excise has reinstated the petitioner in service without prejudice to the disciplinary action pending against him and also posted him in the Excise Range Office at Chathannoor. In that view of the matter, the reliefs prayed for in this writ petition have become infructuous. I, accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent disciplinary authority to finalise the disciplinary W.P.(C) No. 12091/09 2 proceedings initiated against the petitioner expeditiously. If the petitioner has any surviving grievance, he may move the competent authority among the respondents by filing an appropriate representation. The said authority shall consider the same and pass orders thereon expeditiously. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps