IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2007 / 11TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 12020 of 2007(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SARAMMA JOSHUA, W/O.K.M.ANTHRAYOSE, KARIAKULAM HOUSE, CHOTTUPARA P.O., K.P.COLONY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.ANIL BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (GENERAL) & VIGILANCE OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IDUKKI AT THODUPUZHA. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KATTAPPANA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.12020/2007 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.V2/59338/2006 DI DTD. 31/01/2007 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESONDENT DTD. 6/02/07. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO.4958/07 DTD.14/02/07. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 20/03/07 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.V4/11735/07 DPI DTD. 13/03/07. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss Antony Dominic, J. ======================== W.P(C).No.12020 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 2nd day of August, 2007. JUDGMENT Petitioner, while working as P.A. To D.E.O., Kattappana was due for retirement on 28.2.2007 and on the eve of her retirement, she was placed under suspension with effect from 5.2.2007. Although she applied for revoking the order of suspension that has been rejected. It is stated that memo of charges has been issued on 15.2.2007 and reply has also been filed, but without any further progress. It is in these circumstances that this Writ Petition is filed seeking expeditious completion of the disciplinary proceedings and also payment of provisional pension. 2. Taking into account the fact that the petitioner is a retired person and that there has not been any progress in the matter of the disciplinary proceedings, I dispose of this Writ Petition directing the first respondent to ensure that the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner is completed as WP(C) 12020/07 -: 2 :- expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In the meanwhile, petitioner shall also be paid provisional pension as is permissible in terms of the Rules. Petitioner is directed to produce copy of this judgment before the first respondent for compliance. Antony Dominic, Judge. ess 2/8