IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 13TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3403 of 2011(A) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- S.REMESAN ASARI, JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR (D.CIVIL), COMPULSORILY RETIRED, CHERUKONATH VEEDU, POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 584. BY ADVS. SRI.S.MOHANDAS SRI.V.B.PREMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695014. 3. SRI.B.SREEKUMAR, ADDL.DIRECTOR OF TRAINING (ENQUIRY OFFICER), THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695014. 4. SRI.N.SATHEESCHANDRAN, PRINCIPAL, INDUSTRIAL-L TRAINING INSTITUTES, KAZHAKUTTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695682. R1 & R2 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 3403 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an employee of the Directorate of Industrial Training who has been subject to disciplinary proceedings which ended in imposition of punishment of compulsory retirement by Ext.P1 order. The petitioner challenges the disciplinary proceedings on the ground that the enquiry has been conducted in violation of principles of natural justice. Against Ext.P1 order, the petitioner has filed Ext.P10 appeal before the 1st respondent. The petitioner now confines his prayers for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P10 appeal as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P10 appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a W.P.(C)No. 3403 of 2011 -2- period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/