IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 13124 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- V.M.SURESH BABU, S/O.P.DAMODARAN MENON, NANGELI HOUSE, KURCHIKKARA P.O., PENGANAMKAD, THRICHUR DIST. BY ADV. SMT.T.V.SREEJA RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MAVELI BHAVAN, KOCHI. 2. REGIONAL MANAGER, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, PALAKKAD. BY SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN, SC FOR KSCSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ========================= WP(C).No.13124 of 2008-K. ========================= Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008. J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by Ext.P11 order whereby the petitioner has been ordered to be removed from service, this writ petition has been filed. Ext.P1 is the memo of charges issued to him and later an enquiry officer was appointed to conduct the enquiry. In the criminal case charged against him, he was found guilty and was convicted by the Court of Special Judge. The same has been challenged by him in Crl.Appeal.No.2527/2007 before this Court, which is pending. Even though he challenged the order of suspension, ordered pursuant to the conviction in the criminal case, the said writ petition stands dismissed by Ext.P9 judgment. Ext.P10 is the statutory appeal filed by him challenging the order of suspension. Subsequently he was ordered to be removed from service as per Ext.P11, which is challenged in this writ petition. WP(C).No.13124 of 2008-K. -: 2 :- 2) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel. 3) It is agreed on both sides that the remedy of appeal is available to the petitioner to challenge Ext.P11. Hence the writ petition is not the proper remedy. If the petitioner files a proper appeal against Ext.P11 within six weeks the competent authority will consider the same on merits and pass orders in accordance with law within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of the said appeal. With the above direction this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-