IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2008 / 3RD ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 18718 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ G.PREMKUMAR (REMOVED FROM SERVICES) ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, K.S.E.B NOW RESIDING AT ROOM NO.9 PEARL LODGE, PATTOM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH(ROY) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY SC- KSEB, SRI.K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 18718 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th June, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was dismissed from service under Exhibit- P7 order passed by the 2nd respondent on conclusion of the disciplinary enquiry. Exhibit-P7 is appealable under the Kerala State Electricity Board Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1969. The time frame for preferring an appeal is two months, as per Regulation No.26. Obviously, the petitioner has preferred an appeal well beyond the period of two months. Regulation No.26 contains an enabling provision for condonation of delay in appropriate cases. It is open to the petitioner to invoke such provision. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to approach the appellate authority with an application for condonation of delay. If it is filed within one month from today, it shall be dealt with by the appellate authority of the Board, which is W.P ( C) No. 18718 of 2008 2 competent to deal with such appeal and orders passed thereon, within a period of three months thereafter. If the appellate authority decides to condone the delay, the appeal shall also be disposed of on merits, within the time limit fixed above. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 18718 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 18718 of 2008 4