IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 986 of 2010(W) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.M.NAZIR, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.P.S.MUHAMMED, PUTHENVEEDU, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM (ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, (UNDER SUSPENSION). BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.P.P.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY, TRIVANDRUM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 986 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Assistant Controller in the Legal Metrology Department. In March 2009, he was suspended from service alleging that complaints had been received against him by the Government. A memo of charges has been issued to him where the allegations against him are stated to be flimsy. The petitioner is remaining under suspension. The enquiry into the charges against him is yet to commence. The petitioner is due to retire in September 2010. In the above circumstances, the petitioner contends that his continuance under suspension is causing serious prejudice to him. It is his case that he has an unblemished service of 29 years. Therefore, he prays for revocation of the suspension. 2. The petitioner has already submitted Ext.P2 request seeking revocation of his suspension before the first respondent. However, his case is that no orders have been passed thereon. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on WPC 986/2010 2 Ext.P2 representation of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 986/2010 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: