IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27447 of 2010(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- THULASEEDHARA KURUP, S/O.GOPALA KURUP, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, (UNDER SUSPENSION) ELECTRICAL SECTION, KALANJOOR, RESIDING AT PUTHENPURAPLAPALIL, SREESHYLAM, THENGAMAM, PALLICKAL VILLAGE, THENGAMAM MURI, ADOOR. BY ADV. MR.V.PHILIP MATHEWS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN-695 001. 2. THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-689 645. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIGILANCE OFFICER-III, KSEB, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 5. B.V.SUNITHA, W/O.LATE VINOD, SENIOR ASSISTANT, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ADOOR-691 523. 6. SINDHU BHARGAVAN, W/O.AJEESH, SENIOR ASSISTANT, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ADOOR-691 523. 7. MANJU.K.PANICKER, SENIOR ASSISTANT, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ADOOR-691 523. ADV. MR. K.S. ANIL – SC KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.27447 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Assistant Engineer in the Electrical Section, Kalanjoor at Pathanamthitta of the Kerala State Electricity Board. He has been suspended from service on allegations of harassing female employees. The petitioner is challenging that suspension. After arguing for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer for a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to complete the proceedings initiated against the petitioner expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to complete the proceedings initiated by suspending the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. I make it clear that I have not considered the contentions of the parties on merits. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd