IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10119 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,AGED 66 YEARS, REVATHY.T.C.64/533(1),EDAGRAMAM,KARUMOM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695002. (FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT,KERALA STATE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES,NALANDA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). BY ADV. SRI.B.RAMAN PILLAI SRI.R.ANIL SRI.ANIL K.MOHAMMED SRI.SUJESH MENON V.B. SRI.SHYAM ARAVIND SRI.MANU TOM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR,STATE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES,KERALA,NALANDA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 10119 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T On account of conviction in a criminal case, the petitioner was dismissed from the service of the State Institute of Languages. Subsequently, the petitioner was acquitted of the charges against him, in appeal. But, in the meanwhile, the petitioner retired from service. The petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation seeking service benefits including retirement benefits for the period, during which, the petitioner was kept out of service on account of conviction, which was reversed in appeal, reviewing the order of dismissal on the ground of conviction. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date when the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition, before the 2nd respondent, for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2