IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2011 / 3RD BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23167 of 2011(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HARIKUMAR B. VILLAGEMAN, (UNDER SUSPENSION) NEDUVATHOOR VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK KOLLAM DISTRICT RESIDING AT THIRUVATHIRA AMBALAPPURAM, KOTTARAKKARA 691 531. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE SMT.MINI GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF EKRALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECREATARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR KOLLAM DISTRICT 686 001. BY G.P.SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23167 of 2011(U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.S3-60372/10-1 DATED 2.10.2010 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 8.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL PETITION DATED 22.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE 1ST RESPONDENT. // TRUE COPY // TKS P.S. TO JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.23167 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 25th August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner was placed under suspension as per Ext.P1 order dated 2.10.2010 while working as Village Man, Neduvathoor Village in Kottarakkara Taluk. Evidently, the said order of suspension was passed by invoking the power under Rule 10(b) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1960 (for short `the Rules'). The petitioner has already filed an appeal under Rule 22 of the Rules before the first respondent. Since the petitioner has already filed Ext.P3 appeal before the first respondent, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS