IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20398 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUHAMMED SHIFAR P. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA AUTOMOBILES LIMITED UNIT, ATHIANOOR, ARALUMMOODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT CHIRAYIL, NEMOM RAILWAY STATION ROAD, PRAVACHAMBALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM SRI.DIPU.R SMT.MERCIAMMA MATHEW SRI.K.S.HARIDAS SRI.V.RENJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. M/S.KERALA AUTOMOBILES LIMITED ARALUMMOODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY IT'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 695 002. 2. SRI.K.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, PRESENTLY WORKING AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.KERALA AUTOMOBILES LIMITED, ARALUMMOODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT PARVATHY NIVAS, DIVANS ROAD, KOCHI - 16. MR.B.S.KRISHNAN, SC FOR KAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.20398 of 2010 (Y) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 30th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T What is under challenge in the writ petition is Ext.P6. 2. Ext.P6 is only a show cause notice calling upon the petitioner to show cause why disciplinary action shall not be initiated for the alleged misconducts mentioned therein. To Ext.P6, the petitioner has shown cause by Ext.P7. Now the disciplinary authority is seized of the matter. It is at that stage, the writ petition has been filed challenging Ext.P6. 3. If a delinquent has allegedly committed misconducts, it is always open to the disciplinary authority to issue show cause notice and initiate action in accordance with the service conditions. Now the matter is only at the stage of show cause notice and no prejudicial order has been passed. Petitioner also has no case that the disciplinary authority has no justification to issue show cause notice. Therefore, at this stage, challenge against Ext.P6 is premature and for that reason, I am not persuaded to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg