IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 36827 of 2007(H) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- B.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, (SUPERINTENDENT, KSRTC, CHIEF OFFICE, RTD ON 30.11.2007), KRISHNA VIHAR, VETTINADU, VATTAPPARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN SMT.A.R.DEVI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF LAW OFFICER IN CHARGE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (VIGILANCE), KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. JOHNSON P. JOHN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 36827 of 2007(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF PENSION PAYMENT ORDER ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER, DTD NIL. /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE rhs S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.36827 of 2007 ================== Dated this the 10th day of November, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner originally approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “i) Call for the records leading to this case and issue a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to finalize the disciplinary case pending against the petitioner immediately. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to sanction and disburse the monthly pension as per rules, the Provident Fund and Welfare fund amount to the petitioner with 12% interest immediately.” On 1.1.2008 I passed an interim order as follows: “Standing Counsel seeks further time to obtain instructions regarding the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner. Admit. Standing Counsel takes notice for the respondents. There would be an interim direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner provident fund and staff welfare fund amounts due within a period of one month. Standing Counsel is directed to file a statement as to the present status of the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner and how much time would be required to complete the proceedings. Post after two weeks.” 2. Pursuant to the directions, Provident Fund and Staff Welfare amounts have been paid to the petitioner. The counsel W.P(C)No.36827 of 2007 - 2 - for the petitioner further submits that the enquiry against the petitioner is over and the petitioner has been issued a show cause notice regarding the enquiry report and the proposed punishment, to which also the petitioner has submitted objections. What remains is only to pass final orders in the matter is the submission made by the petitioner. This is not disputed by the counsel for the KSRTC. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to complete the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs