IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2009 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30752 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.P.N.PREMACHANDRAN, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR & HEAD, SOIL SURVEY, KERALA, SOIL CONSERVATION UNIT, SREE SABARI BUILDING, P.O.CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 036. RESIDING AT "PRANAVAM", TC-15/285(2), ANRA-38, ALTHARA NAGAR,VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 010. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER (ESTABLISHMENT-B) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANUSIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.30752 OF 2009 (L) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the Additional Director & Head, Soil Survey Department of Agriculture. He is placed under suspension by Ext.P3 order dated 26.9.2009. Referring to Ext.P4 to P10 petitioner submits that the grounds mentioned in Ext.P3 suspension order are all unfounded. Be that as it may, petitioner has moved the Minister for Agriculture by filing Ext.P12 describing it as an appeal against Ext.P3 order of suspension. 2. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner has produced before me a communication dated 21.10.2009 issued on behalf of the Additional Chief Secretary(Finance) scheduling hearing on Ext.P12 on 28.10.2009. From this communication it is evident that though Ext.P12 is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture the same has been acted upon as an appeal filed under Rule 22 of the KCS(CC & A) Rules, 1960. 3. Learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the petitioner points out that due to inconvenience of the appellate authority , the appeal has not been heard and stands adjourned indefinitely. WPC.No.30752 /09 :2 : Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has invoked the appellate remedy and that the appellate authority has acted upon Ext.P12 under Rule 22 of the Rules referred to above, it is necessary that the appellate authority should pass orders as expeditiously as possible with notice to the petitioner within 3 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. There will be a direction to that effect. Petitioner to produce a copy of the judgment before the Appellate Authority for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/