IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2010 / 3RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19511 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MURALIDHARAN K.K., EXCISE INSPECTOR, VADAKARA RANGE, KOZHIKODE (UNDER SUSPENSION)RESIDING AT KOYLOTH KANDIYIL (H) POST VAIKKILASSERI VIA.VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE-673104. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVADRUM-695001. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM-695003 3. THE ADDITIONAL EXCISE COMMISSIONER (ADMN)TRIVADRUM-695003 4. THE VIGILANCE OFFICER (EXCISE) OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER TRIVANDRUM-695003. 5. THE DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOZHIKODE-673005. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C).19511/2010 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an Excise Preventive Officer. By Ext.P6, he has been placed under suspension. Subsequently he has been issued Ext.P8 memo of charges. It is challenging Exts.P6 and P8, this writ petition is filed. 2. Along with I.A.8429/2010, petitioner has produced a copy of Ext.P9 appeal filed against Ext.P6 before the 1st respondent. This appeal is dated 12.5.2010. Now that the statutory remedy available against Ext.P6 has already been invoked by the petitioner by filing Ext.P9, which is pending before the 1st respondent, I do not think it necessary that this Court should go into the merits of the contentions at least, at this stage. 3. Therefore the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P9 with notice to the petitioner and W.P.(C).19511/10 2 as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs