IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 31819 of 2010(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. BABU THEKKAN, (UNDER SUSPENSION), JOINT DIRECTOR, SOUTHERN REGION, SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, COLLECTORATE, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. K.B.VIJAYAKUMAR,(UNDER SUSPENSION) DISTRICT SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 690514. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.31819 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners have been suspended from service on allegations of misconduct. The petitioners are challenging the same. However, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for the present, the petitioners would be satisfied with a direction to the respondents to complete the disciplinary proceedings initiated by their suspension expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. I find that the petitioners were suspended as early as on 13.1.2010. More than one year is already over. Therefore, it is only appropriate that the respondents take the proceedings initiated by suspending the petitioners to its logical conclusion expeditiously. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the proceedings initiated by W.P.(C)No.31819/10 2 suspending the petitioners are taken to its logical conclusion by passing final orders within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.31819/10 3